Built in Laterite

Connected Sites: 9

Laterites are soil types rich in iron and aluminium, formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are rusty-red because of iron oxides. They develop by intensive and long-lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. (wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Angkor
    Angkor
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.71
    497
    30
    Angkor Wat: "Most Of The Visible Areas Are Sandstone Blocks, While Laterite Was Used For The Outer Wall And Hidden Structural Parts." (Wiki)
  • My Son
    My Son
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.02
    226
    7
  • Sun Temple, Konarak
    Sun Temple, Konarak
    India
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.61
    54
    6
    "Laterite Was Used For The Core Of The Platform And Staircases Near The Foundation" (Wiki)
  • Churches and Convents of Goa
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.27
    128
    10
    Local Laterite Was Used In The Construction Of The Churches, Which Had To Be Plastered And Finished With A Lime Whitewash (Ab Ev)
  • Vat Phou
    Vat Phou
    Laos
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.96
    94
    8
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia
    Stone Circles of Senegambia
    Gambia, Senegal
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.45
    38
    3
    "The Stones Forming The Circles Were Extracted From Nearby Laterite Quarries" (Ouv Statement)
  • Si Thep
    Si Thep
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.48
    27
    5
    Khao Klang Nok Stupa Is The Largest Laterite Stupa In Thailand
  • Preah Vihear Temple
    Preah Vihear Temple
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.46
    118
    13
    "Laterite Blocks Faced With Sandstone Are Used Where Foundations Were Needed For Columns." (Ab Ev)
  • Sukhothai
    Sukhothai
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.65
    207
    9