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
    4.72
    363
    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
    3.03
    184
    7
  • Sun Temple, Konarak
    Sun Temple, Konarak
    India
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.61
    35
    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
    93
    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
    73
    8
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia
    Stone Circles of Senegambia
    Gambia, Senegal
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.45
    35
    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
    97
    13
    "Laterite blocks faced with sandstone are used where foundations were needed for columns." (AB ev)
  • Sukhothai
    Sukhothai
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.66
    153
    9