Kings & Queens

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

Modern art, ancient dance: when Rodin came under the spell of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.

In English & French

A visit to Phnom Penh Royal Palace in 1870, only four years after its construction started.

In French

How a scholar and translator from India at the Chinese Tang court went twice to Chenla to spread the Tantric-Buddhist faith and collect "divine medicine".

In French & Chinese

The 1922 Colonial Exhibition in Marseille, France, with Angkor Wat tower pinnacles, Khmer ancient sculptures and live dancers starring.

In French

A valuable, firsthand account on Ang Duong's Cambodia in 1851.

In English

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.

One of the first publications dedicated to the saga of the Commission d'exploration du Mekong.

In French

In 2010, Princess Norodom Buppha Devi agreed for the very first time to participate in a television series project about the Royal Ballet and her life.

In English & Khmer

A short and telling plea for the colonial economic development of Cambodia.

In French

On the eve of King Sihanouk's centennial anniversary, a conversation with Julio Jeldres, close collaborator and witness to history.

In English

The complete filmography (and partial discography) of Cambodia's "the King-Filmmaker".

In English, French & Khmer

The last years of Auguste Rodin seen by a close friend and art critic, with the "illumination" brought by the Cambodian dancers to the ageing master in 1906.

In French

Evidence from an archaeological excavation at the Prasat Hin Phimai in the 2000s.

In English

Decrypting the enigmatic urban project of Koh Ker with two leading architectural historians from the Japan-APSARA Team for Safeguarding Angkor.

In English

"The temple stands solitary and alone in the jungle, in too perfect order to be called a ruin, a relic of a race far ahead in all arts and sciences."

In English

Matrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.

In English

“Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain’'.

In English

Two major restoration projects in Angkor Thom led by the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH)

In English & Chinese

The reference study in 17th century Cambodia, its internal turmoil and the ever more complicated relations with its powerful neighbors, Siam and Vietnam.

In French