Awesome Bas Relief of Banteay Srei |
"Bantãy Srĕi" means Citadel of Women or Citadel of Beauty. It is the
modern name of a 10th-century Khmer temple originally called
"Tribhuvanamaheśvara" or Great Lord of the Threefold World, an
appellation of the god Siva. Banteay Srei is known for the intricacy of
its bas relief carvings that historians says could only be done by
gentlest of woman's touch.