The Mysteries of Angkor Wat
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2021
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And we'll be open again soon for tourists here in Cambodia, hopefully before the end of the year - hope to see ya there in Angkor Wat, Simon!
You really like angkor wat i see
Aw I'd love to come to Cambodia and Thailand... Dream of mine. SE Asia in general. Only problem is I may never leave lol.
My wife and daughter live in Cambodia and I've been stuck in California because of covid
We will be there
I would love to go! I want to see the temples and macacoes!
My younger sister worked on the LIDAR project for Angkor Wat. They estimate that up to 900,000 people lived in that area. Very cool video Simon!
Side project idea, largest thing built on the side of a mountain, the ultimate side project
Or a list of things built into the sides of mountains, because there's a lot of them.
You mean stone mountain? The controversial sculpture carved into the side of it of confederate president Jefferson Davis, Generals Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson? Where the Ku Klux Klan was reformed?
I don't think it would be a celebration of it. The video would probably be a history of the mountain including its pre-Columbian history, the KKK involvement including the sculptor who later designed Mount Rushmore. How the state of Georgia bought the mountain despite the sculpture and talks about its future
@@ilajoie3 I don’t think that’s what’s they were talking about
@@Stealthsuit25 -- I think Ivan is right and Stone Mountain, Georgia, is precisely what Austin is talking about. There are simply too many people trying to "rehabilitate" this monument to slavery, racism and the Confederacy. In reality, it ought to be destroyed the way we would destroy any "monument" to Nazism and Fascism.
@@markmh835 I'm pretty sure there are tons of Nazi artifacts, buildings and compounds that are maintained by European and American governments. They are kept as a reminder of a terrible point in history and used as a tool to teach so that we never go there again. Mindsets like yours are why there are so many questions in our past. Why so much evil is glossed over in history books and so many cultural achievements are wantonly destroyed. The past is the worst, but please don't destroy it
Praveen Mohan has several great videos on this temple. The place is really amazing.
His series is a must watch, I recommend it to all my curious friends 🙂
@@Cykyn True💯
He’s a fraud.
@@InimitaPaul nah
@@davidtatum8682 Do an AI search on him and see for yourself, it’s public information.
Visited Angkor in 2008 and it defines the word spectacular. Those steps you see are easy to climb yet frightening on the way down. If you do go, the best time to see it is at sunrise, it’ll bring a tear to your eye. 🙏🏾 There are other temples dotted miles around that are also worth a visit. In some areas, there are dozens of carvings that are identical in every respect. Truly mind blowing.
Angkor Wat is incredible!
The more I learn about it, the more fascinating it becomes.
Thank you, Simon!
SE Asia in general seems incredible, for natural reasons and cultural/spiritual reasons!
When you realize the carving was done in place. No room for error!
We had a picnic inside the Angkor Wat temple complex yesterday as the weather this time of year is awesome
We take the car because of our dogs but it is truely the greatest place to ride bicycles as it’s all completely flat with beautiful tree covered with mazes of amazing roads and cycle ways going everywhere from temple to temple ...
I visited Cambodia in 2018 and spent several days exploring many of the ruins in the vast Angkor area.
Angkor Wat itself is truly impressive, but there are many other very impressive temples/ sites in the area, some still overgrown by the jungle's enomous trees. If you go there you should definitely spend time to explore much more than only Angkor Wat (not to be missed!) itself.
Cambodia and its people is a very interesting country to visit (besides, it is cheaper than most places), I fully recommend it.
I went there back in 2006 but I have a fear of bringing my wife and child since they're not Cambodian and I fear the danger for tourists. Are you Cambodian? And if not, how was people towards you?
@@crossfoot4612 I am Danish, we visited two areas in Cambodia. I experienced the Cambodian people very friendly and hospitable, helpfull and pleased to have us as visitors. We felt welcome and safe in Cambodia. I can't know if things could have changed since 16 years ago, but from my experience I have no reasons why you shouldn't bring your wife and child as well.
@@crossfoot4612 As a Cambodian, it's safe. It's the most famous tourist area in our country so our corrupt government is at least making sure that place is good. No trash, paved roads, things have improved significantly. Although I still advise you to be careful. There are a lot of petty thieves since it's a poor country like romania. Try not to do anything stupid like walking in a dark secluded area at night and you should be fine. Cambodians are very friendly especially to foreigners :)
Just wanted to take a moment to thank Simon for keeping me relatively "educated" on things in my adult life that might have been brushed over in school. Feels like I'm not just withering away into total ignorance. Thanks fact boy!
And really useful when you are sitting in the pub with the guys and want to impress them with useless information! 😱🇨🇦
@@winnifredforbes1114 it is more about the whole image, new information molds your picture of the world. "Everyone lives inside their own fantasy" - a wise man, which happens to be too true. There is no way to know the current situation everywhere in the world, so you gotta choose what fantasy to believe in. And is the information you are receiving even true, is it outdated? So many questions linger ahead. Just my three cents :)
Thank you for watching :)
I know exactly what you mean! I feel the way as you do... Some of the stuff Simon talks about either was just "brushed over" in school as you say or just straight up not even mentioned at all. Honestly for the most part its just not even mentioned... I can honestly say that I've 💯 have learned more on my own than I do in school.
I feel like one of the main things you get out of school is learning how to read, write, and maths that's about it. Because when it comes to history most stuff is seriously brushed over and or is watered down like hell in order to fit whatever narrative the school system is told to push. American history is a big one... they definitely don't go into full detail to what was done to the native peoples of this land. WWII is another like the fact that in America we had our own concentration camps packed with Japanese people. Who've had everything they had worked so hard for taken away from them overnight. Along with their rights and to make things worse when they were finally released and were able to go back home. They had lost it all... there were now strangers that had taken over their homes, businesses, and any and every other thing they had before the war. Very very few were actually able to get their houses and such back but for the most part hell no they were very deeply screwed. But yea we don't get taught about that stuff they just glimpse by that chapter in history. I could go on and on but yea I'm very thankful for all 2,500 of Simon's channel's... 😂😂😂 They definitely make a difference when it comes to us educating ourselves. Thank You Simon!
2:15 - Chapter 1 - The mystery of who and why
4:15 - Chapter 2 - The mystery of how it was built
6:00 - Mid roll ads
7:15 - Chapter 3 - The mysteries of its design elements
10:30 - Chapter 4 - The mystery of how it became neglected
13:35 - Chapter 5 - The mysteries of post construction developments
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It's so incredible, so worth the trip. The people are are beautiful as the country.
Siem Reap is one of my favorite places in SE Asia. It's a great town with good hotels, many restaurants and a fun atmosphere, Pub Street is a blast. Along with a modern international airport it makes it easy to visit Angkor Wat and all the other temples in the area.
Thank you hope you visit again🙏
Thank you sir! We always welcome you!!
Angkor Wat is the greatest Brahmanic city/ruin in the world
I believe there has been an error about the height of the central tower. It's actually 213 FEET tall (which makes it 65 meters tall, and not 213 m as pointed in the video). It seemed a bit difficult to believe that It was this tall because there are palm trees almost as tall as the tower in the stock footage. I googled It and i believe that some sites have made the same mistake.
I was just wondering, cos the scale of people and the tower on photos didnt make sense to me :D :D
Yes as a Cambodian I’d say it’s only 65 meters as there’s no today’s building in siem reap city is allowed to build higher than the Angkor wat peak itself.
Yes I thought that can’t be right 200 m is very tall..the main tower is very high indeed but not 200 m
Good catch Bruno! 🛕🕵️♂️😉👍🖖
I visited back in 2000’s. It was awesome. Food was great. It’s since gotten much bigger for tourism I guess. What a beautiful country. Anyone listen to Dengue fever? Awesome band with Cambodian singer. Great live shows back when.
Can you imagine stumbling on THAT in the jungle ??
Wow! Thank you for covering Angkor Wat. (I’m Cambodian)
From the first time I laid eyes on photos of Angkor Wat it has fascinated and intrigued me. It's good to learn of this history, thanks. I had no idea of it's size and the superlatives to go with
Excellent presentation of this wonder of the world! I just want to pinpoint a mistake that seems to be commonly made , even by local guides and internet sites. The height of the central tower is not 213m (669 ft), but rather 213 ft (65 m). 213m would have made it the highest building in the world until the Eiffel tower, which is not the case. So, although a very impressive building by surface and cultural importance, it did not "dwarf the cathedrals". Greetings and keep up the great job!
Good point on height error, but at three (?) times the size of Vatican City, it still dwarfs the cathedrals in overall size.
Oh it’s actually 213 meter! You got the conversion wrong. However, you’re right that the Eiffel tower is taller cause it’s over a thousand feet tall.
This structure was clearly built by the Anunnaki, not 900 years ago but 19000 years ago before the Younger Dryas which was 13000 years ago, the great flood !
I visited probably 10 years ago. Amazingly built structure, detailed carvings telling mysterious stories...had a great local guide.
When you said "it built itself", i was instantly reminded of my guide telling me the blocks were moved by sound. Im intrigued by the ancient mysteries!!
Unforgettable visit. I am going back.
I can't wait to go back. I have been 3 times now. There is something amazing to find each time. I look forward to my 4th adventure. Highly recommended 👍
Tell me please - if you are from the US - how do you, like, get there? Does one have to fly a straight 24 hours?
Was literally looking at some cool pictures of this place yesterday.
Google was watching
I don't believe you. I think you were figuratively looking at cool pictures of this place.
A 1200 mm x 2400 mm picture of it is hanging right in front of my face
I was looking at it last week on his megaprojects channel
This is a good presentation video clip. Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and other temples in Siem Reap are indeed great structures beyond our imagination but there are significant historical sites in pre or later Angkor era in Cambodia. There are thousand of big and small temples scattering around Cambodia alone. This number excludes temples in Thailand Lao and South Vietnam that used to be part of the Khmer Empire. I think Khmer Kings should be registered in human history book as the great builders. Thank you
Please put your videos in a playlist. It makes it easier to binge. Thanks
This is a typical south Indian temple architecture and you can find similar architectures in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra and Karnataka and even Maharashtra temples... This temple complies with any Hindu Temple (well it was not HIndu then) called Agama Shastra (laws)
I really did enjoy. Thank you for your videos.
I was desperate to find a familiar and trusted source to further educate myself on this topic. Boy was i happy when i seen you at the top of the list, having already made a video on this
excellent, as always!
There is no way this video can be better nor more informative than the collection of videos Praveen Mohan has on Angkor Wat.
I always thought it was pronounced K-may (Khmer) but idk, Thai and other SE Asian languages are very unique. Great vid! SE Asia is so amazing.
It is
A bit of a schoolboy error, for Simon to pronounce it that way after saying that he'd been there.
Wow I think I have found a new destination for a holiday maybe
It's a great place to go.
Take a taxi or Moto tour the first day.
Then hire a bicycle, and tour at your own pace, the next few days.
Angkor Wat is very busy, but there are many other temples about 2 miles apart.
It's a great way to see them and exercise.
Siem Reap is very touristy, with many hotels. The Khmer people are very nice folk.
This video deserves an encore.
Thanks for Share 🇰🇭
That is just amazing, it is definitely on my bucket list, but no absolute history, how did such a complex just slip under the radar.
I know you host many channels Simon, but how much would it take to have you narrate the rest of my life like one of these many wonderful videos ?
Thank you
I got back from Siem Reap recently. It's really open up. Quite a few tourists in Angkor now, but not congested. I recommend going before the hotels and sunrise tours get crowded.
Thank you ❤️.
very interesting show.
Thanks Simon for this video, I am Cambodian and Angkor Wat is indeed awesome.
Good video 👍
Thank for making video about Angkor wat cos it is the heart of Cambodia people.
I agree that it is never abandoned
Thank again for Clearfiy that .
Thank you.
Always interesting. 👩🎓
This area developed metallurgy several hundred years before Europe and Great Britain.
??? Metallurgy exists since the bronze age, as far as I know.
@@Kabup2 Read what I wrote. The bronze age, if this is the appropriate term, commenced several hundred years before Europe.
🙏🙏 Thank u from Cambodia 🙏🙏
Can you do an episode on the Smithsonian here or on Megaprojects?
Next similar video on Kailasa Cave Temple Ellora... Some say it's built by aliens 🤣
Thts how mysterious it is
Yes! Never heard of it but upon reading some about, it looks really interesting
According to certain cuckoo birds, *every* mysterious ancient structure was built by aliens. I stopped taking the History Channel seriously when they greenlit an entire TV series devoted to this insanity.
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@@vic5015 yet we still donno how this structure was built
@@bhuvaneshs.k638 we shouldn't reject mundane everyday explanations involving human blood, sweat, tears, and ingenuity just because we find them boring.
Unless you can *prove* to me that it is *impossible* for humans to have built [blank], I don't want to hear your wildly speculative Ancient Alien theories. Good luck with that by the way. I just demanded that you prove a negative, something that most any scientist will tell you simply *cannot* be done in nearly *every* case.
Hey guys, I made a video a month ago about Angkor Wat as well - slightly different take on it. Let me know what you think! ua-cam.com/video/jG-6m9diIfg/v-deo.html
Wat mysteries are we talking about again?
I've been here and what stood out to me is that you can see the column bases are numbered for easy assembly, like Ikea furniture or something, and the numbers are just normal and easily read. It's very strange to be able to read numbers on an ancient ruin and understand why the numbers are there. Column 16 goes into the hole labeled '16'.
Another strange thing is the variety of carving skills. Some extraordinary detailed carving is right next to a childish scrawl
It would be dope to see a collab with Simon and sortedfood on the history of certain food items
Say Watt? Thank you for making this video and uncovering my ancestors' history
If this was some documentary in the current History Channel, you'd sum everything up to "Aliens!" XD
Honestly, solar alignments tied to either the equinox or the summer or winter solstice are *extremely* common across ancient cultures.
Basically they just had good interior lighting designers
Thanks for covering our most well-known piece of magic. I’d say Angkor Wat is our limelight because without it, we, Cambodian, would be unknown to the world. 🙌🏼
Hey now you have good food :)
Can you do a video on the south American stone highway? I forgot what it was called though, but it's famous
just wondering how many videos your planning on doing Angkor Wat?
This is a place I’d love to visit. I had a good friend who went here on her honeymoon. I remember seeing a couple pictures that she had taken and framed. They have always stuck with me.
And here I thought YES just made it up.
Thanks you 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭
You did a Megaproject video on Angkor Wat a week ago. Why a second one so soon?
l lived in Cambodia for 3 years and loved it.. Cheap accommodation, cheap food, cheap alcohol and many beautiful women. A great place, nice people.. I can't say enough... but go there.. 🇰🇭👍 10/10.
Thank you
Are the women cheap too? My brother said a woman stole all his money after waking up in the morning.
@@mikewhocheeseharry5292 yes l too have been ripped off... there's good and bad in every race..
@@crinklecut5922 Well yeah but we always talk in % right? Try dropping you wallet in Cambodia 100 times and see how many times it will be returned. Now try that in Japan.
i have been known this temple few years ago with the help of praveen mohan later i talked to many Combodian to know more about this ...praveen mohan series was just awesome
I have been fortunate to have visited AW and much of the surrounding areas over the past 30 years.
On my VY channel I have several videos detailing the intricacies of the various sites.
If your faith depends on material conditions that's not love that's business arrangement while Bhakti is Prema which is about growth invidually to resonate with compassion liberty and an inclusive sate of being. Somnath was destroyed 16 times we rebuilt it 17 times thats love.
I have wanted to vist this since i was a teenager. I learned about it playing a video game illusion of gaia.
Thank you to our narrator for slowing his speech & using more understandable cadence with his presentation. He is now easier to follow, listen to & understand. I waited a few videos before commenting to make sure he had changed.
Thank goodness for the speed control on UA-cam. I adjust every video on every channel I watch. Simon has such good diction I can watch at double speed and still understand. There are others who I’ve given up on after even slowing them doesn’t make it intelligible.
Please talk about Koh Keh temple. Legends said it was built overnight
Praveen Mohan did many videos on Angkor Wat.
Didn’t you already make a Megaprojects video on this?
good vid.
Back then we had pretty cool technology. I remember taking a longer lunch break while we waited for the sun to aline with that one temple.
"Some of these [guesses] are extremely implausible." Cue the Ancient Alien theorists!
Psshhh!!! Its ghosts!!!
Giorgio Tsoukalos has entered the chat.
@@jondoutt9834 who?
@@vic5015 the crazy hair guy from Ancient Aliens show
Side project idea - Cog Railroad in New Hampshire world’s first mt climbing train
Simon did you just re-upload this? I saw it earlier in the week 🤷♂️
nm wbu
This side project took a lifetime to complete
If you really want to see, see it with Praveen Mohan's discovery.🙏
Hey Fact boy, long time listener, first time caller. The ethnic group and language Khmer is pronounced "khmy" and the place is called "the Khmer (Khmy) empire or Khampuchea.
Angkor Wat was where I first appreciated the concept of over-engineering society.
Dear Mr Whistler it's K'hmer not Chymer - unless you think Skyrim's Dwarves relocated to this universe from Nirn
Archaeologists studying Angkor wat :😮
Every Hindu temple architect ever : 😒
Huh?
@@judethaddeus9856 visit india sometime
😂😂 good one ☝️
True. Most Hindu temples are beautifully constructed.
@@theprovocateur24 but why? This is better than any hindu architect in India?
Angkor Watt is not just a temple! It's a complex of dozens it not hundreds of temples of various sizes in the region.
How do we think that ancient people didn’t know how to construct things better or differently than us? They had civilizations that lasted hundreds and hundreds or even thousands of years before our internet society. They knew things we don’t. Get it together 2021
Can you please make a video about Bagan in Myanmar?
Do Danny's life as a side project please
Wow I'm early
Hahaha same. Less then 100 views
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I waited out a storm while tourists fled Angkor Wat. Skies cleared, besides the monks, I had the whole place to myself. Naturally I roamed into the “do not enter” zones. *cue x-files music*
Angkor Wat is also the world's biggest structure, exceeding the mass of the great pyramid many times.
Ohhh early this time
I'm sure Simons already covered A. W.??
Yes. Last week on Megaprojects
in history？ doubts which history that is？awesome no less
I went there back in '08 as a birthday gift from and to myself, loved not only the main temple, but several of the others in the complex. Luckily the trip was simplified for me as I was and still am living in Thailand.
I hear Simon talk about all these awesome places he's visited. But I picture him chained to a desk in a basement. 🙃😉
Isn't that Danny, or is it Peter?
It's Peter, am I right Danny?!
Badda bum bum ching!
Visiting in my dreams.
The more i dive into ancient mysticism, the more i realise a lot of things were done in 1 night… Solomons temple for example, conjured multiple spirits to help him.
You wouldn't have a clue how advanced them structure are❤
Did not know that Henri Mouhot was an Emperor. 👍
The Temple was Bilt in Ten Thousand Five Hunder BC.
Thanks Cambodia for preserving this Hindu temple😍.
This shows Hindus, Egyptians, greeks were advanced generations..