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Banteay Srei (or Banteay Srey) is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Located in the area of Angkor in Cambodia, at 13.59 N, 103.96667 E, it lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km (15 miles) north-east of the main group of temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yasodharapura and Angkor Thom. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. The buildings themselves are miniature in scale, unusually so when measured by the standards of Angkorian construction. These factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to its being widely praised as a "precious gem", or the "jewel of Khmer art". Indeed, the modern name, Banteay Srei — citadel of the women, or citadel of beauty — is generally regarded as being due to the intricacy of the carving and the tiny dimensions of the architecture. Originally, however, the temple was named Tribhuvanamahesvara — great lord of the threefold world — in reference to the Shaivite linga that served as its central religious image. The temple was surrounded by a town called Isvarapura.