Laterite and Angkor Monuments

Angkor monuments are gigantic stone architectural structures of immense artistic value, which were the culmination of stone temples that had originated around India and spread throughout Southeast Asia.While Angkor monuments have been built on a lateritic red soil using mainly sandstone, laterite rock, though not so visible, has also been widely used, so much so that it is not an exaggeration to say that the construction of Angkor monuments would not have been possible without laterite.Indeed, laterite was the major behind-the-scenes player in bringing Angkor monuments into existence.