Cambodia: Buddhist monks at Preah Vihear, an ancient Khmer temple on the Thai border. Set high on a cliff on the edge of the Dongrak Mountains overlooking Cambodia, Preah Vihear (known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn) is remarkable both for its outstanding Khmer architecture and for its stunning location. Long claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia, the temple complex was finally awarded to the latter by the World Court in 1963, though the question of ownership still irks many Thais. Preah Vihear took around 200 years to build, starting during the reign of Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968).

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