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Deep in the forests of Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, an ancient stone city soars skyward. This is the sprawling complex of Angkor Archaeological Park. The site is located in the northwestern region of the country and is only four miles from the city of Siem Reap. The Khmer Empire’s various capitals thrived here from the 9th to 15th centuries, over an empire that stretched from Myanmar to Vietnam. Including forested areas and newly discovered “suburbs” Angkor covers more than 400 square miles—an area considerably larger than New York City’s five boroughs.
The massive Angkor Wat is the most famed of all Cambodia’s temples—it even appears on the nation’s flag. The 12th century “temple-mountain” was built as a spiritual home for the Hindu god Vishnu.
The temples of Angkor are architectural masterpieces laden with artistic treasures like the bas-relief galleries that tell enduring tales of Cambodian history and legend.
Angkor is as much about water as it is about stone—the site boasts an enormous system of artificial canals, dikes, and reservoirs. The West Baray reservoir is the largest of which at 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. These massive works skillfully harnessed river and rainwater to quench the thirst of some 750,000 residents in the world’s largest preindustrial city. That water also irrigated wealth-producing crops like rice, which served the Khmer as currency.
It’s still a mystery to scientists why the city’s rulers abandoned the site and resettled near the modern capital of Phenom Penh. Some scholars speculate that the downfall of this elaborate water system led to the end of Angkor.
The town of Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor and is filled with lodging, dining, and tour-package options for all budgets. Those preferring to travel by boat can also make the trip from Phnom Penh in some five or six hours—about the same travel time as by road. The airport in Siem Reap has service to Phnom Penh and regular flights abroad to Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Laos. The airport in Siem Reap has service to the capital and regular flights to nearby countries.
Peak tourist season in Angkor is December and January, when rainfall is less likely and the climate is most kind. No matter the time of year, a visit to Angkor is sure to leave you awestruck.
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Inside One of the Worlds Largest Forgotten Civilizations (Angkor Wat)
In this video we explore the forgotten city of Angkor and explore its hidden gem known as Angkor Wat. This is a place that we have been wanting to visit for a vary long time due to it's history and civilization.
The city of Angkor was built 900 years ago but was lost in the jungles of Cambodia until it was found by a French scientist that was wandering through the jungle on the lookout for new types of bugs. He could not believe what he had found but was even more impressed by Angkor Wat, which happened to be the largest religious structure in the world.
The city of Angkor is 162.6 hectares, larger than anything seen before. But how was a city and civilization so vast, simply just lost and forgotten. Well this is what we went out to go and find out.
While visiting Angkor, we also went to go see other temples around the complex and explore a little bit of what this city use to look like and how they are putting it all back together so that we are able to understand more of it's mysteries and secrets.
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THE CITY OF GOD KINGS
Exploring the Lost City of Angkor Wat
This is a video that takes viewers on a journey through the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat, located in present-day Cambodia. The video covers the history of the Khmer Empire and the significance of Angkor Wat during its time as a religious, political, and administrative center. Viewers will learn about the unique architecture and engineering of the temple complex, and about the recent preservation and restoration efforts to maintain it. The video also covers the rediscovery of the temple complex by French explorer Henri Mouhot in the 19th century, and its current status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination. The video also gives a glimpse of the beauty and grandeur of the temple complex and its intricate carvings and sculptures that adorn the temple.
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Angkor: Asia's ancient 'Hydraulic City'
Angkor Wat attracts millions of visitors a year, but most know little of the intricate and vast water system that fed the empire's rise and demise.
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Every April during Khmer New Year celebrations, Sophy Peng, her four siblings and parents make the pilgrimage to Cambodia's most sacred mountain, Phnom Kulen. As the birthplace of the mighty Angkor Empire, fabled Kulen's gentle slopes hold a special place in the hearts of locals.
During religious festivals, Cambodians flock to its peak to be blessed by the same waters used to coronate kings since 802 AD. This was when empire founder Jayavarman II was washed with sacred water and declared a devaraja or God King, marking the start of the Angkor Empire. The empire went on to span much of modern-day Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and house the world's largest pre-industrial urban hub – the city of Angkor.
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King Suryavarman II, the builder of Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat lies 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of the modern town of Siem Reap, and a short distance south and slightly east of the previous capital, which was centred at Baphuon. In an area of Cambodia where there is an important group of ancient structures, it is the southernmost of Angkor's main sites.
According to legend, the construction of Angkor Wat was ordered by Indra to act as a palace for his son Precha Ket Mealea.[7] According to the 13th century Chinese traveler Daguan Zhou, it was believed by some that the temple was constructed in a single night by a divine architect.[8]
The initial design and construction of the temple took place in the first half of the 12th century, during the reign of Suryavarman II (ruled 1113 – c. 1150). Dedicated to Vishnu, it was built as the king's state temple and capital city. As neither the foundation stela nor any contemporary inscriptions referring to the temple have been found, its original name is unknown, but it may have been known as Varah Vishnu-lok after the presiding deity. Work seems to have ended shortly after the king's death, leaving some of the bas-relief decoration unfinished.[9] In 1177, approximately 27 years after the death of Suryavarman II, Angkor was sacked by the Chams, the traditional enemies of the Khmer.[10] Thereafter the empire was restored by a new king, Jayavarman VII, who established a new capital and state temple (Angkor Thom and the Bayon respectively) a few kilometers to the north.
Toward the end of the 12th century, Angkor Wat gradually transformed from a Hindu center of worship to Buddhism, which continues to the present day.[2] Angkor Wat is unusual among the Angkor temples in that although it was somewhat neglected after the 16th century it was never completely abandoned, its preservation being due in part to the fact that its moat also provided some protection from encroachment by the jungle.[11]
One of the first Western visitors to the temple was António da Madalena, a Portuguese monk who visited in 1586 and said that it is of such extraordinary construction that it is not possible to describe it with a pen, particularly since it is like no other building in the world. It has towers and decoration and all the refinements which the human genius can conceive of.[12]
By 17th century, Angkor Wat was not completely abandoned and functioned as a Buddhist temple. Fourteen inscriptions dated from the 17th century discovered in Angkor area, testify to Japanese Buddhist pilgrims that might had established small settlements alongside Khmer locals.[13] At that time, the temple was thought by the Japanese visitors as the famed Jetavana garden of the Buddha, which originally located in the kingdom of Magadha, India.[14] The best-known inscription tells of Ukondafu Kazufusa, who celebrated the Khmer New Year at Angkor Wat in 1632.[15]
In the mid-19th century, the temple was visited by the French naturalist and explorer, Henri Mouhot, who popularised the site in the West through the publication of travel notes, in which he wrote:
One of these temples—a rival to that of Solomon, and erected by some ancient Michelangelo—might take an honorable place beside our most beautiful buildings. It is grander than anything left to us by Greece or Rome, and presents a sad contrast to the state of barbarism in which the nation is now plunged.[16]
Mouhot, like other early Western visitors, found it difficult to believe that the Khmers could have built the temple, and mistakenly dated it to around the same era as Rome. The true history of Angkor Wat was pieced together only from stylistic and epigraphic evidence accumulated during the subsequent clearing and restoration work carried out across the whole Angkor site. There were no ordinary dwellings or houses or other signs of settlement including cooking utensils, weapons, or items of clothing usually found at ancient sites. Instead there is the evidence of the monuments themselves.[17]
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Quest for the Lost civilization - Graham Hancock (FULL MOVIE)
What are the connection between Angkor Wat in the Jungle of Cambodia, the Pyramid in the desert of Egyptian desert, and monuments on Easter Island and in Micronesia? What is the under water mystery in Japan, the last time it above water was 10,000 years ago? Our ancestors are highly intelligent people, thousand years ago they precisely predicted the solar eclipse over Mexico in 1991.
In this set of three videotapes, writer Graham Hancock traverses the world and explains his controversial theory that an ancient civilization, highly intelligent people who sailed the planet as early as 10,500 B.C., spread advanced astronomical knowledge and built ancient observatories.
Skeptics may scoff, but Hancock earnestly points out similarities in giant stone structures in the Egyptian desert and Cambodian jungles, and on Easter Island and in Micronesia, he points out what he considers evidence of an ancient society of seafarers. His ideas may seem utterly bizarre at first, but Hancock presents them in an understated and good-natured manner, and he also makes clever use of computer graphics and aerial photography to illustrate the startling similarities in ancient structures found from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific.
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ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE - Discover The History Lost For 900 Years [Part 2]
Discover the incredible ANGKOR WAT Temple in Cambodia and explore the history lost to humanity for 900 years.
Countless ruins and temples extending over an area, the size of modern-day New York.
Some, even larger, than any cathedral ever built!
After years of archeological studies, Scientists know today,
that Angkor Wat was just a small part, of one of the largest, and most sophisticated cities in the world.
Stunning wall reliefs and mysterious carvings, give us clues about this forgotten people
And the way they lived their lives.
But who were these incredible people, who built these large and sophisticated temples?
And why, was this huge metropolis, suddenly abandoned to the jungle, 900 years ago?
Today, we are taking you with us on an incredible journey through the ruins of this mystical city.
Come with us and discover, the secrets lost to humanity, for hundreds of years.
This is Part 2 of our “Discover Angkor Wat” mini-series.
If you haven’t already watched Part 1, I would recommend watching that first and returning to this one, once you’ve finished watching it.
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The Lost History of Angkor
Angkor, along with its most famous temple Angkor Wat, is one of the most unique places in the world. The French claim to have discovered it when Cambodia was part of French Indochina, but like so many “lost” places the locals always knew about it. However, much of what we know about the ancient city comes from inscriptions and other artwork on the temple. And because the jungle climate much of the other information we have about the city may be lost forever, but we do know that it was the largest pre-industrial city in the history of the world. My guest today is Drew Vahrenkamp of the Wonders of the World podcast. We chat about the ancient history of Angkor, how tourism in the city has changed dramatically over the last two decades, and how history lovers grapple with the ancient past of Cambodia, and the more recent reign of the Khmer Rouge.
The Difference Between Angkor and Angkor Wat Drew told me that “Angkor” is actually Khmer for capital, and so Angkor Wat translates to capital temple. The city of Angkor was so massive, so populated, that at its peak (from about the ninth century to the 14th century) one out of every thousand people on Earth lived in the city. Angkor Wat, of course, is the prominent temple and landmark of Angkor, and a depiction of it actually sits in the center of the Cambodian flag. It’s literally at the center of Cambodian identity, and it’s the main tourism site in the country, with approximately 2 million people a year visiting. That’s a good and a bad thing of course. Great for Cambodia, but bad for someone trying to experience the site and not a thousand people trying to take the perfect Instagram photo.
Jayavarman II and the Rise of Angkor Taking in the sheer size of Angkor is mind-blowing. It was about 400 square miles, making it 30% larger than the five boroughs of New York City, and nearly double the size of the city of Chicago. Drew told me that we don’t have an exact time for when the city was founded because often cities would be settled, then they would be abandoned or changed or another city would arise on top of it. But the first major ruler that we know of, who really started the Khmer Empire was Jayavarman II in about 802. Jayavarman oversaw the building of what we understand as Angkor, with the houses and palaces being built of wood, but the temples being built out of stone. In fact, the Khmer people used more stone for the temples of Angkor than the Egyptians used for the pyramids. So historians are now left with only the temples surviving the humid jungle climate.
The Preservation of Angkor Drew is full of good stories about the early days of Angkor (including one about a young prince leading a battle atop the head of a war elephant). But what’s perhaps so fascinating about Angkor in the broad picture is that it was, culturally, as advanced and beautiful as any of the “great cultures” we study and celebrate every day. The only difference is that it was in the jungle. So while we may become invested in the Anglo-Saxons, or know so much about the desert cultures of the Middle East, really what it comes down to is that they had different weather, and the jungles of Cambodia were not conducive to preservation. But luckily, Angkor Wat, built by the elephant-riding king, Suryavarman I, has been preserved.
Jayavarman VII and the Rise and Fall of the Khmer Empire While Jayavarman II may have founded Angkor, it was Jayavarman VII who really helped build many of the beautiful temples and structures of the city. Many of these included depictions of his face, 216 according to Drew, but that doesn’t diminish the beauty of the temples. But soon after Jayavarman VII, as Drew put it, “the whole thing collapses.” War with Thailand decimates the city, Buddhism rises leading to less deference to authority, and climate change alters the environment of Angkor drastically. From there, it’s a more modern history of colonization, and of course the troubled rule of the Khmer Rouge. Angkor is a fascinating, beautiful place, and one whose history, even with so much of it lost, connects with our current times, as this conversation shows.
Outline of This Episode [2:10] The difference between Angkor and Angkor Wat [3:30] Drew’s first trip to Angkor [8:30] Instagram and traveling [18:01] Jayavarman II [22:57] Khmer religions [31:23] Suryavarman I and Angkor Wat [35:00] Jayavarman VII [43:45] War with Thailand and the collapse of Angkor [48:57] French colonization of Cambodia [52:03] Angkor Wat during the reign of the Khmer Rouge [58:04] How Angkor’s history is connected to today [1:01:03] Visiting Angkor Wat Resources Mentioned The Wonders of the World podcast The Wonders of the World on Twitter The Wonders of the World on Facebook Stephanie’s appearance on Wonders of the World Connect With Stephanie stephanie@historyfangirl.com Support Stephanie on Patreon Featuring the song “Places Unseen” by Lee...
Angkor Wat in Cambodia | The largest religious monument in the world | Travel vlog by Meigo Märk
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The Largest Religious Monument in the World
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???????????????????????? ???????????? (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, City/Capital of Temples) is a Hindu temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres).
Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura (Khmer: យសោធរបុរៈ, present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum.
Breaking from the Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat more than 5 kilometres (3 mi) long and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.
Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls.
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The modern name, Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត) (alternate name: Nokor Wat, Khmer: នគរវត្ត), means Temple City or City of Temples in Khmer; Angkor (Khmer: អង្គរ) meaning city or capital city, is a vernacular form of the word nokor (Khmer: នគរ), which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara (Devanāgarī: नगर). Wat (Khmer: វត្ត) is the Khmer word for temple grounds, also derived from Sanskrit vāṭa (Devanāgarī: वाट), meaning enclosure.
The original name of the temple was Vrah Viṣṇuloka or Parama Viṣṇuloka (Sanskrit), (Khmer: បរមវិស្ណុលោក – Barom Visnulōk) which means the sacred dwelling of Vishnu.
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Angkor Wat lies 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of the modern town of Siem Reap, and a short distance south and slightly east of the previous capital, which was centred at Baphuon. In an area of Cambodia where there is an important group of ancient structures, it is the southernmost of Angkor's main sites.
According to legend, the construction of Angkor Wat was ordered by Indra to serve as a palace for his son Precha Ket Mealea. According to the 13th-century Chinese traveller Zhou Daguan, some believed that the temple was constructed in a single night by a divine architect.
The initial design and construction of the temple took place in the first half of the 12th century, during the reign of Suryavarman II (ruled 1113 – c. 1150). Dedicated to Vishnu, it was built as the king's state temple and capital city. As neither the foundation stela nor any contemporary inscriptions referring to the temple have been found, its original name is unknown, but it may have been known as Varah Vishnu-lok after the presiding deity. Work seems to have ended shortly after the king's death, leaving some of the bas-relief decoration unfinished.
In 1177, approximately 27 years after the death of Suryavarman II, Angkor was sacked by the Chams, the traditional enemies of the Khmer. Thereafter the empire was restored by a new king, Jayavarman VII, who established a new capital and state temple (Angkor Thom and the Bayon respectively) a few kilometres to the north.
Towards the end of the 12th century, Angkor Wat gradually transformed from a Hindu centre of worship to Buddhism, which continues to the present day.Angkor Wat is unusual among the Angkor temples in that although it was largely neglected after the 16th century it was never completely abandoned.
Fourteen inscriptions dated from the 17th century discovered in Angkor area testify to Japanese Buddhist pilgrims that had established small settlements alongside Khmer locals.[ At that time, the temple was thought by the Japanese visitors as the famed Jetavana garden of the Buddha, which originally located in the kingdom of Magadha, India.
In the mid-19th century, the temple was effectively rediscovered by the French naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot.
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VietCamLao Chapter 17 - Cambodia. Angkor Wat and Koh Ker
Our Cambodian trip started from this small provincial capital. For a lot of tourists, Krong Stung Treng is a common stopover on the way to or from Laos. Town itself does not have too much to offer apart of the local market, couple of restaurants, guesthouses and Mekong river. After a good breakfast and brief market exploration we were ready to start our Cambodian trip!
Our primary destination was Siem Reap with its Angkor Wat complex. So basically over 300 km of paved road and full day of driving was waiting for us!
On the way we couldn’t miss Koh Ker temple, that’s situated about 120 kilometres northeast of Siem Reap. Koh Ker in ancient inscriptions, was the capital of the Khmer Empire for a very brief period from 928 to 944 CE. In this short time, as well as before and after, many sanctuaries were built and a spectacular 36-metre high seven-tiered pyramid Prasat Thom was erected. More than 180 sanctuaries have been found in an area of 81 square km. Since 1992 the site of Koh Ker has been on UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
Our next obvious stop was Siem Reap; thanks to its Angkor Wat complex its the most visited site in Cambodia. Town has great variety of accommodation and good selection of restaurants for any pocket size.
Talking about Angkor: entrance fee in low season is 20 USD and probably its worth it as it's one of the most important archaeological sites of Southeast Asia. It extends over approximately 400 square kilometres and consists of scores of temples, hydraulic structures as well as communication routes. For several centuries Angkor, was the centre of the Khmer Kingdom.
Angkor was named a World Heritage site in 1992. The Angkor complex represents the entire range of Khmer art from the 9th to the 14th centuries, and includes a number of indisputable artistic masterpieces.
Our first stop was at Banteay Kdei. Its name means “Citadel of Chambers”. The ruins are a fascinating maze of chambers that are a delight to explore. Also serving as a Buddhist temple, these ruins have been home to an active monastery at multiple time periods since their construction in the 12th century.
Next temple we visited was Pre Rup. The modern name of this imposing and intriguing temple mountain translates as ‘turning the body’, referring to an ancient cremation rite but its origins were unrelated to cremation ceremonies.
After warm up with smaller temples we were ready for the most important and impressive once so it was time to visit the heart of Angkor Thom with its 12th-century Bayon temple. The Bayon was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist shrine dedicated to the Buddha. 37 standing towers belong to Bayon temple with the central tower rising 43 meters above the ground.
In Khmer Angkor Wat means City of Temples”. Angkor Wat is the heart and soul of Cambodia and a source of fierce national pride. It even appears on the nation’s flag. Unlike the other Angkor monuments, it was never abandoned to the elements and has been in virtually continuous use since it was built. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century by Emperor Suryavarman II as the state temple and political center of his empire. Originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, Angkor Wat became a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.
You need to be really fast and efficient if you decided to explore the whole complex in one day (as we did). Bring enough water and some snacks as it can be really hot and long day.
We couldn't miss the capital of Cambodia on the way to the south. Phnom Penh definitely has the vide of the big capital and in our opinion worth couple of days of visit .
For many thousands of years, the art of stone carving has flourished in Cambodia. From the small statues made by local artisans to the famous, breathtaking carvings found at Angkor Wat, stone carving has become one of the country's most cherished art forms. We were lucky to witness this amazing work in progress on the way to the seaside. After a long day of driving, we finally got to the ocean. The plan was to visit Kampot and Kep. The area offers a wide choice of accommodations and ferry departures to the offshore islands. We stopped there just for two nights. It was enough to check the whole area with its not very inviting water and overpriced restaurants. Unfortunately we didn't have much time for deeper exploration. We were ready to make our way to Vietnam
The Architectural Wonders of Thailand’s White Temple
There are 33,000 traditional temples in Thailand. But with its majestic, otherworldly exterior, Wat Rong Khun is unlike any other site of worship. From the ghoulish heads that hang from surrounding trees, to the hands that reach for you as you cross the bridge to the main temple, every part of this site is unique. While Wat Rong Khun attracts thousands of tourists from around the world, it received negative attention when it first opened because critics said it wasn’t traditional Thai art. Yet the temple continues to stand defiantly as a symbol of Thai art for a modern world.
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The Mysteries of Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Cambodia’s very own Angkor Wat is one of the best and largest archaeological sites in Asia. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this temple complex is a symbolic figure that best represents Cambodia, thanks to its artistic and historic temples, structures, canals, and forested areas that make up the whole of Angkor Wat.
But before it became the heritage site that it is today, let’s go back to when it all began– how Angkor Wat was built. It was built in the early twelfth century to be a Hindu temple. It was during King Suryavarman II’s reign that it was built in what is now known as Siem Reap, a northern part of Cambodia. This temple was built in honor of Vishnu, a Hindu god of Preservation. Hinduism was the religion of King Suryavarman II; thus, the Angkor Wat was made to be a Hindu temple. But towards the end of the 12th century, it became a Buddhist temple.
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Mysteries of Angkor Wat, the worlds largest temple
There are several unanswered questions about Angkor Wat, the largest religious structure found in Cambodia. It has a total area of 163 hectares. Angkor was the heart of Khmer empire for several centuries.
The Bayon Temple which is popularly known for its mysterious stone faces is a huge attraction among tourists. These faces have been associated with Hindu God Brahma. Some scholars believe, the faces are a close resemblance of King Jayavarman VII who built the temple.
Ta Prohm which is popularly known as the tree hugging temple became popular in the western world after the movie Tomb Raider was shot there. After the fall of Khmer empire in 15th Century, Ta Prohm was abandoned. As a result several large trees have grown in the temple and got blended into the temple structure. Trees growing out of the ruins of the temple gives a serene view and gained huge popularity among tourists.
In this video, we provide a bird's eye view of four of the most popular temples of Angkor.
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00:00 Angkor Wat
01:23 Bayon temple
02:03 Bapuon temple
02:30 Ta Prohm tree hugging temple
03:13 Unanswered puzzling questions
Travel Professor - Angkor Wat
Here I visit the amazing Angkor Wat in Cambodia just north of Siem Reap. I review some of the history and discuss visitor management issues.
I also look at whether an attraction being designed a UNESCO heritage site increases visitation.
Yang, C.-H., Lin, H.-L., & Han, C.-C. (2010). Analysis of international tourist arrivals in China: The role of World Heritage Sites. Tourism Management, 31(6), 827-837.
Huang, C.-H., Tsaur, J.-R., & Yang, C.-H. (2012). Does world heritage list really induce more tourists? Evidence from Macau. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1450-1457.
Ancient Angkor secrets, temples & Khmer of Cambodia – Part II
The temples of the Angkor Archeological Park bear witness to the life of the Khmer people. All the glory, the fighting, the love and heartbreak, which has played out over thousands of years.
Welcome to our travel adventure of Angkor, the seat of power for the ancient Khmer people. We are 18 weeks away from home now, and settled into Siem Reap for a 21-day immersion, into the past, present and future of the capital megacity, which flourished from 9th to the 15th century.
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