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Cambodia Transport Tech: Elephants and Motorcycles

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

  The architecture of Angkor (in Cambodia, the seat of the Khmer empire from the 9th to 14th centuries) reflects the unique sophistication of the Khmer culture.  For example, there are the “elephant gates” of Angkor Wat, the main temple of Angkor, which are built to accommodate royalty that traveled on… well… elephants. […]

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Tags: Anthropology · Archaeology · Cambodia · Uncategorized

New York vs. Angkor from 46k feet

May 16th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Ever since taking a trip in February to Cambodia, I have been struggling to explain to friends how HUGE Angkor really is. Well, if this doesn’t make the point, nothing will. Below are satellite images of Angkor and New York City, both from the same elevation (about 46,000 feet). As you can […]

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Tags: Cambodia · Travel