The Mysteries of Angkor Wat

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[danielgillard]

And we'll be open again soon for tourists here in Cambodia, hopefully before the end of the year - hope to see ya there in Angkor Wat, Simon!

[saraseifert]

My younger sister worked on the LIDAR project for Angkor Wat. They estimate that up to 900, 000 people lived in that area. Very cool video Simon!

[JAY]

Visited Angkor in 2008 and it defines the word spectacular. Those steps you see are easy to climb yet frightening on the way down. If you do go, the best time to see it is at sunrise, it’ll bring a tear to your eye. 🙏🏾 There are other temples dotted miles around that are also worth a visit. In some areas, there are dozens of carvings that are identical in every respect. Truly mind blowing.

[larsrons]

I visited Cambodia in 2018 and spent several days exploring many of the ruins in the vast Angkor area.
Angkor Wat itself is truly impressive, but there are many other very impressive temples/ sites in the area, some still overgrown by the jungle's enomous trees. If you go there you should definitely spend time to explore much more than only Angkor Wat (not to be missed!) itself.
Cambodia and its people is a very interesting country to visit (besides, it is cheaper than most places), I fully recommend it.

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2:15 - Chapter 1 - The mystery of who and why
4:15 - Chapter 2 - The mystery of how it was built
6:00 - Mid roll ads
7:15 - Chapter 3 - The mysteries of its design elements
10:30 - Chapter 4 - The mystery of how it became neglected
13:35 - Chapter 5 - The mysteries of post construction developments

[Yobbo]

I visited probably 10 years ago. Amazingly built structure, detailed carvings telling mysterious stories...had a great local guide.
When you said "it built itself", i was instantly reminded of my guide telling me the blocks were moved by sound. Im intrigued by the ancient mysteries!!

[peter-radiantpipes]

I visited back in 2000’s. It was awesome. Food was great. It’s since gotten much bigger for tourism I guess. What a beautiful country. Anyone listen to Dengue fever? Awesome band with Cambodian singer. Great live shows back when.

[awsumaustin]

Side project idea, largest thing built on the side of a mountain, the ultimate side project

[RustyLid]

Siem Reap is one of my favorite places in SE Asia. It's a great town with good hotels, many restaurants and a fun atmosphere, Pub Street is a blast. Along with a modern international airport it makes it easy to visit Angkor Wat and all the other temples in the area.

[naritanaret]

Wow! Thank you for covering Angkor Wat. (I’m Cambodian)

[davidtatum]

Praveen Mohan has several great videos on this temple. The place is really amazing.

[mechtheist]

From the first time I laid eyes on photos of Angkor Wat it has fascinated and intrigued me. It's good to learn of this history, thanks. I had no idea of it's size and the superlatives to go with

[bedazzledmisery]

Just wanted to take a moment to thank Simon for keeping me relatively "educated" on things in my adult life that might have been brushed over in school. Feels like I'm not just withering away into total ignorance. Thanks fact boy!

[Yovo]

This is a good presentation video clip. Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and other temples in Siem Reap are indeed great structures beyond our imagination but there are significant historical sites in pre or later Angkor era in Cambodia. There are thousand of big and small temples scattering around Cambodia alone. This number excludes temples in Thailand Lao and South Vietnam that used to be part of the Khmer Empire. I think Khmer Kings should be registered in human history book as the great builders. Thank you

[JS-doqr]

I can't wait to go back. I have been 3 times now. There is something amazing to find each time. I look forward to my 4th adventure. Highly recommended 👍

[laurentsalomonoriginals]

Excellent presentation of this wonder of the world! I just want to pinpoint a mistake that seems to be commonly made, even by local guides and internet sites. The height of the central tower is not 213m (669 ft), but rather 213 ft (65 m). 213m would have made it the highest building in the world until the Eiffel tower, which is not the case. So, although a very impressive building by surface and cultural importance, it did not "dwarf the cathedrals". Greetings and keep up the great job!

[brunocostamonteiro]

I believe there has been an error about the height of the central tower. It's actually 213 FEET tall (which makes it 65 meters tall, and not 213 m as pointed in the video). It seemed a bit difficult to believe that It was this tall because there are palm trees almost as tall as the tower in the stock footage. I googled It and i believe that some sites have made the same mistake.

[hi_tech_reptiles]

I always thought it was pronounced K-may (Khmer) but idk, Thai and other SE Asian languages are very unique. Great vid! SE Asia is so amazing.

[gagemosley]

I was desperate to find a familiar and trusted source to further educate myself on this topic. Boy was i happy when i seen you at the top of the list, having already made a video on this

[SpikeRazzor]

Was literally looking at some cool pictures of this place yesterday.