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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.

The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor: The Japanese so-called Jetavana, an Illustrated Plan of the Seventheeth Century
by Yoshiaki Ishizawa
Who drew the very first known plan of Angkor Wat, the "Jetavana"?
In English & Japanese
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
Avec les danseuses royales du Cambodge [With the Royal Dancers of Cambodia]
by George Groslier
A rare insight in the life and art of the Cambodian Royal Ballet dancers at the end of the 1920s, a critical period for the court dance form in the Kingdom.
In French
Kauṇḍinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nāgī Somā": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend
by Rudiger Gaudes
A summary of the many versions of the Kaundinya-Neang Neak story, the founding legend of Cambodia.
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
សិក្សាចក្រ Siksācakr - Journal of Cambodia Research - Revue de recherche sur le Cambodge
Table of contents of Siksacakr issues available at Angkor Database Library
In English, French & Khmer
និរាសនគរវត្ត Niras Nokor Wat-1969 Edition
by Suttantaprija Ind & Team Teng Ly
The 1969 version of Oknha Suttantaprija Ind's famed poem, Niras Nokor Wat [Journey to Nokor Wat], edited by Cambodian writer Ly Team Theng.
In Khmer
The King's Other Career
by Corinne Rivoallan
In this 1997 interview, King Norodom Sihanouk talks about his movies and how they expressed his "love for my Cambodia and its people."
In English
Nouvelles études sur l'ouvrage de Zhou Daguan [New Research on Zhou Daguan's account of Angkor]
by Baoyun Yang
A short study of Xian Nai's apportation to a better understanding of Zhou Daguan's essential account on Angkor.
In French
Au Tonkin, en Cochinchine et au Cambodge
by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol Lias
A staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s.
In French
Some Chinese Loanwords in Khmer
by Saveros Pou & Philip N. Jenner
300 words derived from Chinese into Khmer, directly or through other Southeast Asian languages. A 1973 reference publication in Khmer linguistic studies.
Rêveries sur les danseuses cambodgiennes [Musings on the Cambodian Dancers]
by Francis Miomandre (de)
The perception of the Cambodian dancers in 1920s and 1930s Paris, by a famed art critic and his detractors.
In French
Les monuments religieux de la province de Bati [Religious Monuments of Bati Province]
by Andrew Spooner
An exploratory description of ancient Khmer temples in the historic Khet Bati (Bati Province), visited in 1877 by an amateur archaeologist.
In French
A Siamese Prince Journeys to Angkor: Encounters with a Shared Heritage
by Alexandra Denes
A study on 1925 Prince Damrong's Nirat Nakhon Wat,
In English
La fête du retrait des eaux a Phnom Penh (1968) [Festival of the Flood Waters Receding, 1968]
The origin and meaning of Khmer Water Festival, Bon Om Tuk, in a description of the 1968 celebrations by a journalist then King Sihanouk's press attache.
In French
La fete des eaux a Phnom Penh (1901) [Phnom Penh Water Festival, 1901]
by Adhémard Leclère
Exploring the origins and meanings of one of the most typically Cambodian festival, ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក, Water Festival (as witnessed in 1901).
In French
Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum សារៈមន្ទីរព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ-អង្
by Angkor Database
The Cambodian museum closest to Angkor, with strong ties to the local communities and the ongoing archaeological research.
In English
Fouilles en Cochinchine: Le Site de Go Oc Eo, Ancien Port du Royaume de Fou-nan [Excavations in Cochinchina: The Site of Go Oc Eo, Former Port of the Funan Kingdom]
by George Coedès
George Coedès on the first comprehensive archaeological exploration in the area supposed to be the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Funan.
In French
Notices of the Port of Kampot and of the Coast of Cambodia up to Chentabon, 1851, 1852
by George D. Bonnyman
George D. Bonnyman, captain of the Pantaloon brig, shared his geographical observations from the commercial exploratory trip to Cambodia led by L.V. Helms…
In English
Notes to Accompany a Map of Cambodia, 1851
by Angkor Database
An early map of Cambodia drawn in Singapore with information from Constantine de Monteiro, King Ang Duong's representative.
In English
Exploration du grand fleuve du Cambodge (Septembre 1862) [Exploration of the Great River of Cambodia, Sept. 1862]
by Louis Bonard
A short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era".
In French
Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen) [Archaelogical Sites of Phnom Kulen Area]
by Jean Boulbet & Bruno Dagens
The first in-depth exploration of the area up Siem Reap River to Phnom Kulen since Etienne Aymonier's travels.
In French

October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor: The Japanese so-called Jetavana, an Illustrated Plan of the Seventheeth Century

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

Avec les danseuses royales du Cambodge [With the Royal Dancers of Cambodia]

Kauṇḍinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nāgī Somā": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend

Puzzling Pavilion

សិក្សាចក្រ Siksācakr - Journal of Cambodia Research - Revue de recherche sur le Cambodge

និរាសនគរវត្ត Niras Nokor Wat-1969 Edition

The King's Other Career

Nouvelles études sur l'ouvrage de Zhou Daguan [New Research on Zhou Daguan's account of Angkor]

Au Tonkin, en Cochinchine et au Cambodge

Some Chinese Loanwords in Khmer

Rêveries sur les danseuses cambodgiennes [Musings on the Cambodian Dancers]

Les monuments religieux de la province de Bati [Religious Monuments of Bati Province]

A Siamese Prince Journeys to Angkor: Encounters with a Shared Heritage

La fête du retrait des eaux a Phnom Penh (1968) [Festival of the Flood Waters Receding, 1968]

La fete des eaux a Phnom Penh (1901) [Phnom Penh Water Festival, 1901]

Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum សារៈមន្ទីរ​ព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ-អង្

Fouilles en Cochinchine: Le Site de Go Oc Eo, Ancien Port du Royaume de Fou-nan [Excavations in Cochinchina: The Site of Go Oc Eo, Former Port of the Funan Kingdom]

Notices of the Port of Kampot and of the Coast of Cambodia up to Chentabon, 1851, 1852

Notes to Accompany a Map of Cambodia, 1851

Exploration du grand fleuve du Cambodge (Septembre 1862) [Exploration of the Great River of Cambodia, Sept. 1862]

Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen) [Archaelogical Sites of Phnom Kulen Area]

Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum សារៈមន្ទីរព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ-អង្