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Pinpeat: Classical Music Ensemble!
Cambodia is home to several Khmer music ensembles, with the most popular being the Pinpeat, which is the most closely associated ensemble to all classical performances. This ensemble has been recorded to date back to the Angkor era, more than a thousand years ago, with its beginnings in the Angkorian courts. The instruments carved on [...]
Khmer Music: The Origins
Khmer music is part of Cambodian music and is derived from ancient traditions dating back to the era of the Khmer Empire, which is home to the Khmer people, the ethnic group in Cambodia. Cambodia has other music pertaining to different ethnic groups. But Khmer has, over a period of time, become one of the [...]
Preah Vihear: The History
Preah Vihear is a Khmer temple in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia. It is set in a spectacular location on a 525 meter cliff in the Dangrek Mountains, on the Thai border. It provides a magnificent view of several kilometers across a plain. It is considered to be the best temple of the numerous [...]
Preah Vihear: The Dispute Over The Temple
This temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the destroyer, has been in the midst of conflicts for the past many years. It has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and rightly so. It all started with an ownership battle between Thailand and Cambodia as early as in 1958, and this put an end [...]
The Architectural Genius Of Angkor Wat
The Angkor Wat temple is world famous for being a product of the most engineering feats in human history. It has the distinction of being the biggest stone temple in the world and the steps are amongst the steepest in the world. It was built in the 12th century for King Suryavarman II, and is [...]
Angkor Wat In Cambodia: The Pride Of Southeast Asia!
Southeast Asia is well-known for its ancient temples and Angkor Wat is one of the major temples tucked deep in the rainforests of Cambodia. “Wat” means a monastery and in the early days, it was used as one. This huge temple, built around 1113 and 1150 AD by Suryavarman II of the Khmer empire, is [...]
