Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Temple of Preah Vihear' has mentioned 'Construction' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 Location 1.1 The site 2 Nomenclature 3 History 3.1 Ancient history 3.2 Modern history and ownership dispute 3.3 Civil war 3.4 Expulsion of Cambodian refugees 3.5 World Heritage Site 3.6 Disputes over ownership since 2008 4 Architecture 4.1 Plan at a glance 4.2 Construction materials 4.3 Elements 4.3.1 Inscription[41] 4.3.2 The mountain stairway 4.3.3 The Lion Head Reservoir 4.3.4 Windows 5 Access 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External links | WIKI |
| Construction of the first temple on the site began in the early 9th century; both then and in the following centuries it was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in his manifestations as the mountain gods Sikharesvara and Bhadresvara. | WIKI |
| The temple opened again to visitors from the Thai side at the end of 1998; Cambodia completed the construction of a long-awaited access road up the cliff in 2003. | WIKI |
| Construction materials[edit] | WIKI |
| The gray and yellow sandstone used for the construction of Preah Vihear was available locally. | WIKI |
| Bricks, despite their small size, were used instead of large rock slabs to construct the corbelled arches.Bricks were easier to used when building corbelled roofs as they bound together with mortar and were more compact and solid than stone slabs.The sandstone blocks used for the construction of the main tower are exceptionally large, weighing no less than five tons.Several have had holes used for lifting the block drilled in up 24 places. | WIKI |
| It is supposed that this was used as the pedestal for a statue or a small construction made in perishable materials, suggesting a ritual use of this small reservoir. | WIKI |