Lost City of Angkor Wat | Lost Temples

in Southeast Asia an abandoned city

in Southeast Asia an abandoned city sprawls magnificently across the heart

sprawls magnificently across the heart

sprawls magnificently across the heart of Cambodia it’s hundreds of monuments

of Cambodia it’s hundreds of monuments

of Cambodia it’s hundreds of monuments contain more stone than the Egyptian

contain more stone than the Egyptian

contain more stone than the Egyptian pyramids and cover more ground than

pyramids and cover more ground than

pyramids and cover more ground than modern Paris this is Angkor

modern Paris this is Angkor

modern Paris this is Angkor the capital of an empire that once

the capital of an empire that once

the capital of an empire that once controlled most of Southeast Asia its

controlled most of Southeast Asia its

controlled most of Southeast Asia its people were called the Khmer and more

people were called the Khmer and more

people were called the Khmer and more than 500 years ago they fled this grand

than 500 years ago they fled this grand

than 500 years ago they fled this grand city to the outside world the city

city to the outside world the city

city to the outside world the city existed only an obscure travelers tales

existed only an obscure travelers tales

existed only an obscure travelers tales then in 1860 a French naturalist named

then in 1860 a French naturalist named

then in 1860 a French naturalist named aji mu stumbled across the ruins he

aji mu stumbled across the ruins he

aji mu stumbled across the ruins he wrote about the city and drew it

wrote about the city and drew it

wrote about the city and drew it attracting the attention of the wider

attracting the attention of the wider

attracting the attention of the wider world but the questions had only just

world but the questions had only just

world but the questions had only just begun who were anchors builders the

begun who were anchors builders the

begun who were anchors builders the Empire called the Khmer and why had the

Empire called the Khmer and why had the

Empire called the Khmer and why had the city been abandoned archeologists and

city been abandoned archeologists and

city been abandoned archeologists and historians have pieced together the

historians have pieced together the

historians have pieced together the story

story

story Angkor is greatest marble Angkor Wat

Angkor is greatest marble Angkor Wat

Angkor is greatest marble Angkor Wat served as a shrine an observatory and a

served as a shrine an observatory and a

served as a shrine an observatory and a funerary temple research suggests that

funerary temple research suggests that

funerary temple research suggests that it took almost 30 years to complete and

it took almost 30 years to complete and

it took almost 30 years to complete and was finished in time to bury an

was finished in time to bury an

was finished in time to bury an important King

important King

important King but Angkor Wat had hardly claimed its

but Angkor Wat had hardly claimed its

but Angkor Wat had hardly claimed its place on the horizon when disaster

place on the horizon when disaster

place on the horizon when disaster struck drawn by its increasing splendor

struck drawn by its increasing splendor

struck drawn by its increasing splendor the Chams from what is now Vietnam

the Chams from what is now Vietnam

the Chams from what is now Vietnam attacked and burned the city when the

attacked and burned the city when the

attacked and burned the city when the capital was rebuilt the King built a

capital was rebuilt the King built a

capital was rebuilt the King built a walled city Angkor Thom to protect them

walled city Angkor Thom to protect them

walled city Angkor Thom to protect them in time of war but the Khmer story came

in time of war but the Khmer story came

in time of war but the Khmer story came to an end not long afterward

twenty-two Kings over five hundred years

twenty-two Kings over five hundred years had worked the land until it began to

had worked the land until it began to

had worked the land until it began to fail

fail

fail rice harvests drop and stone monument

rice harvests drop and stone monument

rice harvests drop and stone monument building ceased early in the fifteenth

building ceased early in the fifteenth

building ceased early in the fifteenth century the kingdom of Siam made

century the kingdom of Siam made

century the kingdom of Siam made profitable raids into Khmer territory a

profitable raids into Khmer territory a

profitable raids into Khmer territory a climactic battle around 1431 brought

climactic battle around 1431 brought

climactic battle around 1431 brought about the end all but abandoned the

about the end all but abandoned the

about the end all but abandoned the Khmer capital was lulled into a

Khmer capital was lulled into a

Khmer capital was lulled into a centuries-long sleep by the encroaching

centuries-long sleep by the encroaching

centuries-long sleep by the encroaching jungle