The Grandeur of Angkor Thom Temple in Cambodia

Before the kingdom of Cambodia was established, this temple complex stood as a testament to the grandeur and majesty of the empire that built it. The empire, which spanned over several centuries, constructed 102 hospitals, 121 rest houses, and hundreds of temples, including the magnificent Angkor Thom temple. The temple's central towers, adorned with intricate carvings and statues, were a place where kings would come to meditate and seek spiritual enlightenment.

As one approaches the temple, the first thing that catches the eye is the entrance from the east. This entrance is supported by wooden scaffolding and features beautiful apsaras, or stone ladies, that dance across the walls. The apsaras are an integral part of Buddhist temples in Cambodia and are believed to be the daughters of the gods. They are often depicted dancing on top of the temple towers, symbolizing the joy and beauty of the divine.

Inside the central tower, one can see a beautiful cupola with intricate carvings and statues. The cupola is surrounded by a series of pillars and walls, all made from lava stone, which was commonly used to build temples in Cambodia until the 10th century. The lava stone was quarried from the Kulin Mountain, which is approximately 60 kilometers away from the temple site.

The temple's grounds are home to numerous monkeys and chibans, which roam freely and can be seen playing and jumping around the complex. The jungle surrounding the temple has been left relatively untouched, allowing visitors to experience the natural beauty of Cambodia's ancient past. Despite its historical significance, the temple is currently in a state of disrepair, with many parts of it having collapsed over time.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the temple is the carvings and statues that adorn its walls. The walls feature intricate depictions of Buddha scenes, including the famous "Abandonment of Mara" scene, where the Buddha rides his horse across the water. The carvings are so detailed that they appear to be alive, telling a story of spiritual struggle and ultimate triumph.

In the 1930s and 1940s, during World War II, the temple was damaged by bombs and gunfire, causing significant damage to its structure. Despite this, many parts of the temple remain standing, including the central towers and walls. Today, visitors can still see the remnants of the temple's former glory, although much of it has been left to decay.

The temple's grounds are also home to a variety of vegetation, including over 200 species of trees that have grown in place since the 19th century. The trees provide shade and a sense of tranquility, allowing visitors to connect with nature and the ancient history of Cambodia.

As one concludes their visit to the Angkor Thom temple, it is clear that this complex is more than just a historical site – it is a testament to the ingenuity and creativity of the people who built it. Despite its current state of disrepair, the temple remains an awe-inspiring sight, a reminder of the rich cultural heritage of Cambodia.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome back to my channel online tour adventure my name is mr lion so um today i'm going to show all of you guys the small temple that located at the north of the siem rib is about to eight kilometers that we take about the 25 minutes and 29 seconds as well so that the temple is not big it's a small temple that did it was built by the cambodian king che yavaramando inside and covered by the jungle so right now i can bring all of you guys to visit a temple right now i good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome to visit the temple so this temple that i mentioned from outside already that this temple we call the dhanai temple it means the grandfather nay is mean the ancestor so this temple is not the hindu temple this temple is their buddhist temples that involve spilled by the great king of the cambodia named jay yah wataman the sevens is the great king that who believed to the buddhism so he came to build this temple in the later the 12th centuries beginning of the 13th century that he built his temple for dedicated buddhism and also that this temple you know as according to the spotless that when they he came to uh researchers inside the outside of this temple before they believed that this temple is the bill as their hospitals for the great king of the khmer's empire and for the population that who are live nearby to the temple here but when the king build this temple as the hospital bridges king and people did not stay inside of this temple if most of them they can stay outside and the wooden house at least about one to two kilometer around or outside of this temple yeah and this temple that located at the north of the siem reap is about to eight kilometers from here and when we travel by motorbikes it took about 25 minutes and 29 seconds to be here and this temple is very beautiful that it is the small temple that beautiful that is this is quiet here just a bird singing it's a lot of tree overground this temple and the most of the sun pieces the stone around here and the gallery and the walls it was colored by the notches here but there's still a good connection with the beautiful apsara you can see here apsara that means the celestial dancer the beautiful that are run of the world this temple so this temple is start from the escape to the waist head over there it's about the 190 meter lungs and they start from the nose gate and to the south gets behind is about to 52 meter uh watch as well and this temple it has the mode outside that is this the mode that represents to the big ocean around of the temple but right now the dry season it doesn't have water around of the moat but when you came here during the rainy season to start from may until october we can see the water around the moat and and then as here is green one is quiet this is a beautiful temple here but most of the travelers when they come to visit the same way of the kingdom of cambodia they don't want to come to here some people they don't know as well about this temple because this temple is stood in the jungle there's no one to come here yes and most of the people they're gonna travel to the uh visit their anchor what is the massive of the hindu temple and there's some people they're gonna go to the jungle temple that we call the angelina julie or tapram and some people are going to go to visit their or bayon temple with the four faces of the smiling buddha beer yeah but they always park this temple but this temple is there although the small temple but it's a very beautiful yeah it's acquired in the cow wings and the many pieces the stones are still left in here and then you can see the victory that they grow on the wall this temple in more than 200 years that we call the spawn tree yeah it is not hard food is the soft food that is spelled with the s-p-u-n-g spun here but when you came here the rainy season that i mentioned it's been a lot of leaf on the top with the green colors but right now most of the leaf they fell down to the ground as well behind us over there so this temple is there it's different to them different to the prom a different to the bayonne but although this temple is the buddhist temple but a different style but most of the temple and the built by the king of the number seven is the king that believed in the buddhism he always built temple only one level on the ground to the three level on the ground he always built the gate around the temple and he always built the four faces of the buddha that we call a buddhist temple not not four faces of the buddha it mostly one level on the ground and always the tower it is safe looked like the mountain because this temple bill hospital of the khmer's empire so according to document then when we researched uh the last year you know that is the the this king jay young is the uh great king of the kamai's empire he built the 102 hospitals in cambodia and then he built the 121 rest house in cambodia it he built a hundred of the temple in cambodia's and then he built the roads and he built the bridge from capitol city of the angkor thom to lao and capiro city angle tom to the jump to the east part and from the cambodian to the west side to the pmi to the thailand and to miyama as well that is the the massive of the city of cambodia before the kingdom of cambodia before and also the many temples in cambodia but right now this temple is there you see that is quiet so i hope that the traveler that when you come to visit the cambodia uh after the kobe 19th finish if the traveler must be to come to visit this temple with a small temple but is the chummings inside yeah so right now i cannot let you know to visit inside and to see there's some peace the stone and central towers and also with the beautiful cup inside as well thank you and insides of the temples a lot of the carvings and the statues it was collapsed from the epitome of the temple and it is the spawn trees spawn dispelled with s-p-u-n-g spawn is the sub food they grow on the top of this temple in more than 200 years and also the wall of the tane temple is always decorated with the bulla streets or like the pillars and to decoration the beautiful ladies absaras and the wall outside is always is the made by the lava stone the lava stone is the one of the soft stone it's the normally they used to build the foundation of the temple and they used to build a wall around the temple as well they started from the 7th centuries until to the 10th centuries most of the previous king they used the lava stone before but right now they just only full build the wall in the foundations and about the sandstorm wall is always is good quality stone that all the stone were taken from the kulin mountain is about 60 kilometer away from here and also the sandstone is the good quality stone they used to build a tower and walls and they repel the inside as well it is the central towers central tower you sell a stir as the king is always came to meditation it comes to praise in size and always before it was placed the statues of the buddha before asphalt but right now not seen just only the pedestal still remain inside of the central towers it is the entrance from the east entrance of the temples it's some part of the entrance is there it's not good condition it's supported by the woodens or scaffolding woodens and it is there a beautiful absara it means still still dancer this is beautiful ladies it's always done for the garden kings and also this is the apsara in the buddhist temples and also you can look at the top of the on the pitmans it is they talking about the the lie of the buddha when he abandoned of his polish he wanted to be kim to the buddhist monk at the jungle and then he ride the horse and below part is always see a lot of the lowers and it is there a pigment that fallen from the top of the towers and also they can see that it's there is some party it's the pool condition there's some part is there a good condition it's a lot of pieces the stone inside it was collapsed from the tower at some time it's collapsed by not sure sometime it was collapsed by the war during up to 34-45 years ago when this temple no one else and also right now this temple is the very quiet nobody hears no to this here even the before the koic 19s or after the quote 19 it's the same this temple is there is there's not many people they came to visit this temple because they're most of their peoples they always want to receive the anchor word by johns or angelina jolie or tapram they like to see the main temple a big temple as well but this temple not so big it's a small temple but beautiful if the jungle around here is quiet it's a lot of monkeys here and the chiban here as well and it's the when we come to here we can see the carvings we can romantic inside that is the beautiful that if the uh ladies and gentlemen next time when they finish the 9th coveted 19th police came to visit this temple because this temple is beautiful and quiet and thank you very much for everyone that spend much time to come to visit my channels or avoid my channel as well so i hope that everyone come to like and subscribe my channel a lion tour adventure will give more information about the temple in cambodia and about the travel adventure in cambodia as well thank you you\n"