Was Angkor Wat Once The Biggest City In The World? | Blowing Up History

Angkor Wat is the largest religious temple in the world, and upon discovering the various methods used to build the structure, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that points to the site being the centre of a massive ancient city.

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[aliabdullah]

that’s seriously the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen

[vichai]

I feel amazing when I watching this Video. ❤️Angkor Wat 🇰🇭

[kellybrincks]

I love how in all documentaries everything in the past was either a temple or tomb. Like all our ancestors did was pray and plan for their deaths.

[dineshgaikwad]

History of Preah khan
The Preah Khan temple complex was built in the late 12th century in Bayon architectural style originally built as a Buddhist monastery and school

[stevenrichardson]

I've been to Angkor 4 times now.
What strikes me the most is how 900 years ago with the tools they (supposedly) had, they could carve such amazing reliefs and carvings with such precision.
I thought the same when I visited Luxor Temple and Egypt in general and then when I visited the Dilwara Cave Temples in India it really made up my mind that there can only be 2 possibilities.

Either we have been lied to about the technological abilities of our ancestors and ancient technology was far more advanced and then

OR (and I hate to say this) there was other world help.

[tekhunhang]

Still wandering how my ancestors built all of this.

[wendydamink]

The Temple is much older than they say. It’s re-used.

[massivezen]

This is the second biggest oldest kingdom in Cambodia. The first kingdom is still buried in the jungle of Phnom koulen. The kingdom of Mahendraparvata..

[MusicLifeChannelMLC]

This video is great! Thank you for sharing.

[shivAgar]

*SANATAN DHARMA IS THE OLDEST AND MOST ADVANCE CIVILIZATION ON PLANET EARTH 🔱🕉️🚩🙏*

[bhatiavinod]

this city plan is based on Ancient Hindu architecture where the Main Temple is surrounded by houses usually two stories Google Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai City. 🙂

[radataentry]

In the Angkorian era, our ancestors abandoned the temples of Angkor Wat without fighting due to the floods and to escape the armies of the Portuguese Empire. He moved to present-day Phnom Penh, leaving only a small army to protect the heavily forested temple of Angkor Wat, leaving a legacy for future generations of Cambodians to know about their great past.

[user__]

Angkor Wat should have been one of the official 7 wonders of the world!
Much superior to the uninspiring 'Christ Redeemer' statue in Brazil

[Madzguy]

This was an old Vishnu temple... Ancient Hindus were super advanced. I don’t think this can be replicated even with today’s technology

[luelzone]

A temple surrounded by water it's kinda similar to the city of Tenochtitlan 😮💯🔥

[emilyhang]

I love your video. Can you do more about Angkor Wat?

[sugar]

Cambodia temple made with gold but now is gone

[vijayshrimishra]

In Hinduism it is impossible to keep mortal remains and deity in same place. I think they had other purpose.

[sriharigarapati]

Marvellous structure.. It should be declared as the only unique Wonder of the universe..

[sravansam]

Praveen mohan gets better details than these guys