1000 Places To See Before You Die - Cambodia
Language: English
43:30 | 1920 x 1080 | PAL (29.970fps) | MKV | AC3 - 192kbps | 1.93 GB
Genre: Documentary
Angkor, spread out over an area of about 40 miles in northwestern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire from A.D. 800 to approximately 1200, and was abandoned in 1431, following the conquest of the Khmer kingdom. After decades of war and strife, its temples and monuments are once more open to travelers, and are among the world’s premier architectural sites. The city’s highlight, Angkor Wat, is a temple complex built at the beginning of the 12th century by King Suryavarman II. It took 25,000 workers over thirty-seven years to complete the construction, but after the fall of the empire, the complex remained unknown to the outside world until 1860, when French botanist Henri Mahout stumbled upon it deep in the jungle. Constructed in the form of a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers, it was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, and is embellished throughout with exquisite statues, carvings, and bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.
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Lonely Planet, July 2008 | 6th Edition | 374 pages | PDF | ISBN: 1741043174 | 7.4 MB | 5 mirrors
Discover Cambodia:
Sunrise or sunset? Discover the perfect light to greet the 216 faces of Angkor's Bayon temple Pound, whisk and sizzle your way through a cooking course in Siem Reap (and don't skimp on the fermented fish paste)
Detour off the temple trail for snorkelling and sunset cocktails on Serendipity Beach Feel the buzz in Phnom Penh: from bustling backstreets to relaxed riverside bars
In This Guide:
Unmatched off-the-beaten-track coverage: from jungles in the southwest to remote mountains in the north Includes information on the best ecotourism and community-run projects in the country
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