This specific site was chosen because the mountain in the background was considered holy and a natural spring flows down the mountain to the site of the temple.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wat Phu - first level
As always there are more levels that involve lots of climbing. It is a beautiful temple and significant also because it predates Angkor Wat. It was built in the mid 400s as a first model for what would be Angkor Wat.
This specific site was chosen because the mountain in the background was considered holy and a natural spring flows down the mountain to the site of the temple.
This specific site was chosen because the mountain in the background was considered holy and a natural spring flows down the mountain to the site of the temple.
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