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October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

by Angkor Database

Seventy years ago, Prime Minister Nehru went to Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei during a diplomatic mission which took him to China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Khmer Empire and Southeast Asia, 800-1450
by Swati Chemburkar
A summary of the history of Khmer Empire and neighboring cultures through architecture.
In English
October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor
by Angkor Database
Seventy years ago, Prime Minister Nehru went to Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei during a diplomatic mission which took him to China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
In English
Angkor: Society and State
by Leonid Alexandrovich Sedov
The "communal-theocratric" society of Angkor described by a prominent Russian historian and sociologist.
In English
Analyzing the Impact of Indian Architecture on the Architecture of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia
by Sriranjani Srinivasan
A useful contribution for a better understanding of what was hastily called "Indianization" of Southeast Asia. Architectural point of view.
In English
Is the Siem Reap River a river?
by Terry Lustig & Matti Kummu
No, it's a 'channel', an artificial watershed, reply the authors, but...it became a river in modern era. And we add new perspectives for this channel-river.
In English
"Angkor Wat" ("Ankor Wat") by Allen Ginsberg
by Allen Ginsberg
A literary monument to Angkor, "Kingdom Come or Kingdom Yore".
In English
Jayavarman VII's 'Resthouse Temples'
by Mitch Hendrickson
'People Around the Houses with Fire: Archaeological Investigation of Settlements Around the Jayavarman VII 'Resthouse' Temples'
In English
November 1967: Jackie K. Goes To Cambodia
by Angkor Database
As a Netflix movie will soon re-create this moment, we revisit a visit surrounded with political tragedy, romance and desperation, and the looming Vietnam War.
In English
Did Traditional Cultures Live in Harmony with Nature? Lessons from Angkor, Cambodia
by Terry Lustig & Christophe Pottier & Roland Fletcher & Matti Kummu
Far from the idyllic vision of an intrinsically 'eco-friendly' pre-industrial world, how the water resources management in Angkor impacted the environment.
In English
Quelques précisions sur la fin du Fou-Nan / A Few Clarifications on Funan Collapse
by George Coedès
The end years of Funan revisited by eminent Sanskritist George Coedes.
In French
Indigenization of Ramayana in Cambodia
by Saveros Pou
Through some telling instances of 'indigenization', how Valmiki's Ramayana morphed into Ramakerti, an epic tale and a source of inspiration for Cambodians.
In English
From Bungalow d'Angkor to Hotel des Ruines to Auberge Royale des Temples: 1909-1976
by Angkor Database
The six-decade history of the one and only accommodation inside Angkor Archaeological Park.
In English
April 2004: Jackie Chan Goes to Angkor
by Angkor Database
The iconic actor discovered Cambodia in 2004. He was back the year after, and then again in 2009, always with a dream: starring and directing a movie here.
In English
Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian Dancers, 1906
by Angkor Database
Modern art, ancient dance: when Rodin came under the spell of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
In English & French
Construction Sequence of the Koh Ker Monuments
by Etsuo Uchida & Kojiro Tsuda & Ichita Shimoda
The 76 buildings and structures so far identified at the Koh Ker site were built quickly and in five phases, some of them remaining unfinished.
In English
'Coedes' Histories of Cambodia'
by Michael Vickery
The case against George Coedès, not as an epigraphist but as an 'historian with the wrong framework'.
In English
Puzzling Pavilion
by Angkor Database
What is the origin of the "Iron Palace", often called "Napoleon" or "Suez", erected in the precinct of the Royal Palace of Cambodia in the 1860s or 1870s?
In English & French
A Filmography of Norodom Sihanouk
by Angkor Database
The complete filmography (and partial discography) of Cambodia's "the King-Filmmaker".
In English, French & Khmer
Three Months in Cambodia by a Madras Officer
One of the earliest (16th April-21 June 1854) accounts of Cambodia in the English language by a traveler who had both military and business connections.
Following the non-money trail
by Eileen Lustig & Terry Lustig
Why the vast, complex hirerarchic and social organization in Angkor never developed its own monetary system.
In English
Saramani, princesse et danseuse | Saramani, A Princess and A Dancer
by Titaÿna
Way before Princess Buppha Devi's reinvention of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, a premonition of the "Apsara Princess" figure so central in Cambodia's modernity.
In French
Portrait of King Jayavarman VII
by Sophorn Vern
Since 1903, statues and bas-reliefs picturing King Jayavarman VII have been extensively studied. This essay summarizes theories and stimulates further research.
In English

October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

Khmer Empire and Southeast Asia, 800-1450

October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

Angkor: Society and State

Analyzing the Impact of Indian Architecture on the Architecture of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia

Is the Siem Reap River a river?

"Angkor Wat" ("Ankor Wat") by Allen Ginsberg

Jayavarman VII's 'Resthouse Temples'

November 1967: Jackie K. Goes To Cambodia

Did Traditional Cultures Live in Harmony with Nature? Lessons from Angkor, Cambodia

Quelques précisions sur la fin du Fou-Nan / A Few Clarifications on Funan Collapse

Indigenization of Ramayana in Cambodia

From Bungalow d'Angkor to Hotel des Ruines to Auberge Royale des Temples: 1909-1976

April 2004: Jackie Chan Goes to Angkor

Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian Dancers, 1906

Construction Sequence of the Koh Ker Monuments

'Coedes' Histories of Cambodia'

Puzzling Pavilion

A Filmography of Norodom Sihanouk

Three Months in Cambodia by a Madras Officer

Following the non-money trail

Saramani, princesse et danseuse | Saramani, A Princess and A Dancer

Portrait of King Jayavarman VII