Angkor Wat 1

Teacher Bill recently visited Angkor Wat, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Text below;

Okay, here I am in Cambodia at Angkor Wat, and its great to see the temple here. Theres many temples here in this part of Cambodia, around Siem Rap.
Its also important that we study the history of these places before we come here—just to understand things, to understand recent history of Cambodia, as far as some of the political issues that theyve had, some of the fighting. Also the ancient history.
This was built 1137 to 1150 (*Correction: It was built 1113 to 1150, a total of 37 years. Sorry for the mistake!), and a lot of the western world thinks that this was quote discovered maybe by some Europeans, by the French a few centuries ago or something. It really wasnt discovered—the locals knew it was here the whole time—they just didnt share it with everybody.
So, its very important to study the history of these countries before we go visit them. Also understand the rich history of this part of the world. This, uh, the kingdoms here in Cambodia were very powerful for many centuries about a thousand years ago.
So, enjoy—shes enjoying.
See you next time!

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[khmaiwonderer]

Hate it when historians say that the angkor wat was abandoned. the khmers was always there.