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?
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Mémoires sur les Coutumes du Cambodge [On Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia]
by Paul PelliotPaul Pelliot's groundbreaking translation and annotation of the 13th century account on Angkor by Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan.In French & Chinese
របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ - Le Ballet Royal [The Royal Ballet]
by CollectiveA booklet celebrating the inscription of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List on 7 Nov. 2003.In French
From Bungalow d'Angkor to Hotel des Ruines to Auberge Royale des Temples: 1909-1976
by Angkor DatabaseThe six-decade history of the one and only accommodation inside Angkor Archaeological Park.In English
November 1967: Jackie K. Goes To Cambodia
by Angkor DatabaseWe revisit a visit surrounded with political tragedy, romance and desperation, with the Vietnam War looming nearby.In English
The revitalization of Khmer ethnic identity in Thailand: Empowerment or confinement?
by Alexandra DenesAn objective assessment of the cultural situation of the Khmer ethnic identity in Thailand in the 2010s.In English
A Siamese Prince Journeys to Angkor: Encounters with a Shared Heritage
by Alexandra DenesA study on 1925 Prince Damrong's Nirat Nakhon Wat,In English
និរាសនគរវត្ត Niras Nokor Wat - 1934 Edition
by Suttantaprija IndOne of the first literary works - and the most famous one - linking Cambodian tradition to modernity: conventional ពាក្យកាព្យ (pikhap) form, modern message.In Khmer
La religion des Cambodgiens [Religion of the Cambodian People]
by Fabienne LucoA clear and concise essay on Theravada Buddhism as it is practiced in Cambodia.In French
និរាសនគរវត្ត A Journey to Angkor - English Translation [Excerpts]
by Suttantaprija Ind & Trent WalkerAn attempt in translating into English one of the poems that marked the birth of Cambodian modern literature.In English
និរាសនគរវត្ត Niras Nokor Wat-1969 Edition
by Suttantaprija Ind & Team Teng LyThe 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
Le sculpteur Rodin et les danseuses cambodgiennes [Artist Rodin and the Cambodian Dancers]
The first journalistic account of the famous encounter between French sculptor Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian royal dancers.In French
Avec les danseuses royales du Cambodge [With the Royal Dancers of Cambodia]
by George GroslierA 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
From Colonial Maps to Visitor's Parcours
by Michael S. FalserA critical interpretation of earlier travel guidebooks and mapping operations as colonial appropriation of the Angkorean space.In English
António da Madalena, "First European in Angkor"
by CollectiveA biographical notice of the Portuguese friar who went to Angkor in the 16th century.In English & Portuguese
"Of The Great and Marvellous City Discovered in the Forests of Camboja..." Diogo Do Couto [ADB Reference Document]
by Diogo Do Couto & Bernard Philippe Groslier & Charles Ralph Boxer & Angkor DatabaseTrilingual and complete version of Antonio da Madalena's relation of his visit to Angkor in 1551.In English, French & Portuguese
Nouvelles études sur l'ouvrage de Zhou Daguan [New Research on Zhou Daguan's account of Angkor]
by Baoyun YangA short study of Xian Nai's apportation to a better understanding of Zhou Daguan's essential account on Angkor.In French
The Queen Mother Library
by The Queen Mother LibraryA valuable resource for Cambodian history researchers and the general public. https://www.library.dccam.org/In English & Khmer
De Phnom Penh a Pursat [From Phnom Penh to Pursat]
by Jean MouraAn important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.In French
Conceptions of State and Kingship in Southeast Asia
by Robert Heine-GeldernThis revised version of an article published in The Far Eastern Quarterly (Vol. 2, November 1942: 15-30) develops a dynamic approach to the much debated…In English