Banteay Srei or Banteay Srey is a 10th century Cambodian
temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. This temple is Located in the area of Angkor in Cambodia.
It lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km (16 mi) north-east
of the main group of temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yasodharapura
and Angkor Thom.
Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone,
a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are
still observable today. The buildings themselves are miniature in scale,
unusually so when measured by the standards of Angkorian construction. These
factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to
its being widely praised as a "precious gem", or the "jewel of
Khmer art.
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