柏威夏寺 (Prasat Preah Vihear)是一座位于柬埔寨和泰国边境的古代高棉印度教寺庙，两国对此庙的归属有争议，目前该寺处于柬埔寨柏威夏省的实际管辖之下，2008年，该寺被认定为世界文化遗产。柏威夏寺的历史可追溯到公元9世纪，它是高棉帝国的君主下令建造的，建于公元10世纪中叶至12世纪初，矗立在550米高的峭壁上，可俯瞰整个柬埔寨平原。由于地处偏远，地形险要，柏威夏寺保存得相当完好；其建筑风格与吴哥窟相似，这个古代寺庙遗址分布在长800米，宽400米范围的峭壁上，四面有长长的阶梯上下；寺有四层，带四个庭院，每层都有山门和围墙，体现了吴哥王朝时期独特的建筑艺术风格。世界遗产委员会指出，柏威夏寺具有很好的地势，其建筑充分融入了自然景观与宗教功能，寺内精致的石雕更是古代文明的瑰宝。
Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient masterpiece perched on a mountaintop, offering breathtaking views and stunning Khmer architecture. Built to honor the Hindu god Shiva, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of Cambodia’s rich cultural pride and history. A true gem in the sky! 🌄🛕✨
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Beside all of the best thing that Temple has what I’ve noticed it was that the stuff there was so nice. I’ve been too many temples, but this one got the best hospitality.\n\nFor local, it’s free and for tourists I think it’s $1.25 for the ticket.\nFor the road to the top, there’s two short steep road (45°) which kind of scary. And you got choices between riding on your own or taking the car or motor service for $2.5 per person.
Absolutely magical\nAnd sole reason I did a 1200km 3 days long motorcycle escapade from Phnom Penh\n\nAccess is $ 15 and you can ride your own moto to the top. Ticket office is 7km down the mountain and you need to stop there to buy a ticket otherwise you can't pass the gate into the park.\n\nFinal top parking is 100m away from the lowest set of ceremonial stairs.\n\nParking offers a good selection of food stalls and resistants.\n\nThe temple is about 800m long and you will.larer need to walk back more less the same distance.\n\nThe final point of the temple is spectacular cliff view down south ovelokking Cambodian planes. East and west you are able to see a long row of similar cliff mountains one after another.\n\nA lot of military presence as literally 100m north is a border.\nActually google maps shows that parking is on the Thai side but it must be a glitch.\nYou do see some Thai houses maybe 250m away and some towns behind the mountain.
Even though this a 3 hour one way drive from Angkor it's worth all the time leave early so you don't end up in a very hot sun and take refilled water bottles to hydrate. You need to buy tickets at the base of the mountain it's quite cheap along with a open drive car. It's very historical also you would have a view of Thailand from the tip of the mountain. Cold winds sometimes cool you down as u walk towards the great temple. There is almost zero waiting time and very less people visit this place. Wash r rinse your legs and hands in the perfect cold water in the man made pond it's perfect for a lovely hot day as u enter the temple.
