Ta Prohm’s haunting ruins are also a 1,000-year-old climate change warning

The temple was built in 1186, but has since merged with the jungle.
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anyone annoyed by the poor highlighting?

[@KimseaKh]

XD i'm so irritating of how he high light it so wrong and out of the words XD

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Now you mentioned it. I can't unsee it

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1:13

[@GrahamJenson]

FYI: the bridge that "swayed with the wind" did fall down.

[@Vox]

+Graham Jenson indeed!

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Have to sway *better with the wind

[@UnpredictableSB]

+Graham Jenson All modern bridges sway with the wind. The problem was that bridge was not design to. Hence the nature overcome theme. Hence falling down.

[@aggieraz]

+Graham Jenson They didn't know about resonance therefore didn't investigate the resonant frequency of the bridge, which happened to be matched by the wind and the rest is history. Thanks to Tacoma Narrows, resonance is something civil engineers learn about quite early.

[@GrahamJenson]

+reaz mohmed According to Wikipedia it was not resonant frequency that caused the collapse (which I also was taught) but that the bridge didnt let the wind through the structure, causing lots of force en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)

[@StuffToons]

It always amaze me how fragile our reality is.

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Not enough views nor comments on this video..

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HALL!

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Im bored at school but watching this is so interesting.

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Sure it is

[@Granite]

Other historians suspect a connection with the kings' adoption of Theravada Buddhism: they were therefore no longer considered "devarajas", and there was no need to erect huge temples to them, or rather to the gods under whose protection they stood. The retreat from the concept of the devaraja may also have led to a loss of royal authority and thereby to a lack of workers. The water-management apparatus also degenerated, meaning that harvests were reduced by floods or drought. While previously three rice harvests per year were possible - a substantial contribution to the prosperity and power of Kambuja - the declining harvests further weakened the empire. Not to mention the Bubonic plague hit around this time. There are a ton of factors to why the Khmer Empire failed and it should lead as an example but it doesn't really represent the effects of climate change that well.

[@lorraineschilling947]

+Granite I must admit I did find the link between what happened to that civilisation and climate change a bit weak. Floods and droughts may also be caused by inter-annual variations that do not necessarily reflect climate change. Thanks for your further explanations, that was really interesting!

[@radodoc9970]

you can read more or come and research this more and more in angkor wat temple what i know because situation in country and 1 more point by War between other tribal Khmer empire that under control fight back to khmer empire. and get indenpand state

[@SengChannara]

@@radodoc9970 Yeah, that is the point.

[@soksamnangchhem3419]

I'm Cambodian Glad to see this video

[@Dr.BitchCraftt]

+Chhemsok samnang i cringe at the way he pronounced "Khmer"

[@soksamnangchhem3419]

Haha At least we understand him

[@michaels4123]

+Chhemsok samnang lol yea and when people pronounce Angkor Thom as Angkor "Tom".

[@soksamnangchhem3419]

+Michael Sórm LOL 😅

[@voidpunk2713]

:')

[@KhmerL0VEKhmer]

Khmer is Cambodian. We need to protect those temples 😔 That's my culture ❤

[@anmoljayswal8263]

He was a hindu king 😊😁

[@brianirwin8954]

Khmer is Cambodian??? Does that make any sense?

[@sovannarithhorn5201]

Danissa Irwin yes sir. Google it!!

[@Lia-uw7ke]

Brian Irwin it cambodia but some people call it khmer

[@nariyalengrathara5840]

Brian Irwin People lives in Cambodia called Khmer

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You guys and "in a nutshell" should do a cross over

[@lego_dominator7102]

I agree wholeheartedly, the two both release videos that are put together extremely well.

[@RikkiTikki286]

I'm gonna be pedantic: Khmer is pronounced "k-MAI" in the Khmer language or, for English speakers, kuh-MAIR, because of the roman spelling/American accent. It is never pronounced kemer, as the narrator does here.

[@MultiJenci]

That's not how it's pronounced. English doesn't have the syllable that we use. Therefore, Kuh-mair is as close as they can get! (:

[@sleepybraincells]

maybe k-m-a-e would be a better more accurate

[@clairelum276]

Thank you! I lived in Cambodia for 2 years and that was killing me😅

[@cheeckymonkey3078]

The beauty of nature taking back that which man has built. When I look at this place I think it is more lovely now with the huge trees and massive amount of vegetation than it was new and filled with inhabitants. Thank you.

[@f0repl4y]

Its more beautiful in person because of the parrots chirping. It sounds like you're in a jungle.

[@VonLanzeloth]

Just visited Angkor wat, ta prohm and other temples in the Angkor archeological park. In one temple you see huge detailed stone cravings of everyday life of the Khmer people. Merchants selling goods on markets, kids playing with dogs in small alleys, kings and queens watching dance performances. One place was dedicated for huge festivities that could hold up to a million people with a big central stage. Now it’s like you see in the video, a mysterious place reclaimed by the jungle - like from a fairytale. Seriously one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.

[@Zack-if8se]

I like how broad the topics of these videos are. Good stuff all around

[@heheabby]

"nature eats what we build" Beautiful word choice. I think Im going to write that down and put it on my wall to remember. Great video!

[@Vempsterful]

Then the French came

[@tratramusic9983]

Nathan Warrington Cambodian thanked them for bringing back Cambodia to the world map, but hating them for colonized Cambodia. 😴

[@jemappllesphan6143]

Tra Tra Music We ask them to colony us tho

[@BB-gt1ht]

Nathan Warrington French people helped Cambodia a lot.

[@emilyhoang9329]

This is such a Vox hidden gem.

[@Parkskiingftw]

amazing place, i visited Siem reap in Cambodia a few months ago. made a lasting impression that i will never forgoet

[@YocAngkor]

I'm Cambodian great to hear from you.

[@taylor-7566]

i appreciate the informative nature of this video, but yikes @ that pronunciation

[@user__100]

Angkor Wat should have been one of the official 7 wonders of the world! #New7Wonders Much, much superior to the uninspiring and insipid Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil.

[@lethearith]

Wait, it's not?

[@lethearith]

Sameer N wow that's surprising. And Angkor Wat was in the 7 wonders right?

[@user__100]

@@lethearith It was among the 21 semi finalists but never made the final 7

[@KimseaKh]

visit there many times .. but can't stake enough of it.

[@NONO-iz7js]

ITS HINDU AND BUDDIST.

[@wormclub6756]

the rain falls, the roots grow and nature eats what we build

[@329b8tvr603o42875v]

Wow that was beautifully delivered! What? No I'm not crying, I'm just allergic to emotions is all.

[@moogle68]

This one was well done. I thought it might spark controversy in the comments when I saw the title, but it does a good job of patiently explaining it's point.

[@tobiatharagus6553]

This is so beautiful.

[@keptarareach4810]

I'm from Cambodia and it makes me sad to think that one day, all these temples that we built would eventually collapse just like some few temples already

[@user-ym5kh7bb3f]

Эти грандиозные сооружение построили не вы, а великие люди прошлой цивилизации. То была совершенно другая раса и культура.

[@D__Ujjwal]

Why will it collapse, we Hindus in India still can make and renovate such temples even after 1000yers of islamic colonisation, Indian government is renovating angkor wat, temples in Thailand, Vietnam and other southeast Asian countries

[@anneleonghaseyo]

Been here last July and it's fascinating. ❤ A day pass is not enough to explore all the temples.

[@12TribesUnite]

Great video!!! I only thought that more awe should be added when speaking about these water works - its WAYYY more complicated and advanced than how it sounded... although you did have some images.. it sort of flattens the mystery THAT IS

[@Gregoryzaniz]

Great video Vox! Quality's gone way up in the past while, keep it up :)

[@honey4xi]

*It was ruined and submerged by very long heavy rains which flooded the city and the surroundings for so long that they abandoned it because they lost hope for not knowing when the high-rise flooded water would go away.*

[@radykung4376]

Cambodia is full of amazing temples

[@purplehaze448]

The bridge shown was over the Tacoma Narrows. That bridge was nicknamed Galloping Gerty. It did not collapse due to weather. It collapsed because it was unable to withstand the winds that sometimes blow through the Narrows.

[@aaronsolomon9469]

isn't the wind considered weather?

[@Sally-xk8eq]

That was such a great video. Beautifully narrated and great information...thank you :)

[@vandetdeab2632]

Great videos

[@NikhilSingh-mk9kc]

Forget the place, even the music is haunting

[@HeanhonStudio]

Amazing​ Angkor​Wat​ in​ Cambodain​ 🇰🇭❤️

[@patrickbutler87]

Very cool. Excellent work, Vox

[@talosheeg]

if it's safe to go to Cambodia I want to see those ruins one day! they look amazing and beautiful!

[@saran42yu]

Cambodian here, it is safe and tourists come all the time.

[@myragm]

We just recently went and it's amazing! Come and see

[@kanyewest7503]

I live here...its safe for you but not your fancy stuff

[@radodoc9970]

come and see my country

[@MrAnimebuster]

Mother Nature 1, Humanity 0

[@questionsimpleanswers6709]

God

[@AdrielSjahfiedin]

Just found this out and gosh it is a great video. Thank you.

[@sheronmathew9802]

The highlighting was really bad. He went way too fast and missed most of the letters.

[@emilydigiovanni8644]

Wow, Ta Prohm is so enchanting and beautiful

[@whatarewaves]

Most underrated Vox video.

[@boumehdiadam4569]

You guys are just awesome

[@battleroyale1760]

Any one after Praveen mohan video on this temple

[@user-in3qn9jw7g]

It's felt good that this video is exist.

[@jignesh143parmar]

I think they were Hindu kings initially and not Buddhist King. The Khmer Empire was Hindu Empire. Anyways Buddhism itself originated in India and has a lot of links to Hinduism, so maybe it can get mixed in some parts of the world. Maybe I'm not entirely correct, ready to be enlightened.

[@lethearith]

Jignesh Parmar yes, we were Hindu at the time, but Buddhism is also on the rise, and now we are full blown Buddhism.

[@luf4rall]

I built Angkor Wat in Civ 5 lol.

[@mindwork1]

I love vox videos

[@chulaniwickramasinghe9043]

Fabulous Buddhist ruins - went to Angkor Wat & ALL other nearby Temples.....Glorious Buddhist Culture........lets keep the Christian / Islamic Missionaries who are out to destroy Buddhist culture out.....I am a Buddhist from Sri Lanka......a nation with a Buddhist Civilization.......but Cambodian Buddhist Temples.......was something unbelieveable........

[@flaya11]

Chulani Wickramasinghe Haven't heard of any Islamic missionaries wanting to destroy Buddhist culture. Can you state which one?

[@partibananathurai5862]

@@flaya11 Ever heard of the Bamiyan Buddha?

[@neerajpatil7511]

More like 'Hindu-Buddhist' ruins.

[@chulaniwickramasinghe9043]

answer to Fazley Fadzil.............. the Mogul Invasion of India.......destruction of Nalanda & other Buddhist cities.... the Buddhist Nations along the Silk Road - Afghanistan - Bangladesh - Indonesia - etc - etc........

[@D__Ujjwal]

Vikram Singh ji , it's a Hindu temple btw, 😅😅

[@shilohschwartz8671]

Beautiful.

[@StahpShop]

good video. will be on Reddit soon I'm sure

[@kosonamam4397]

Good video about Khmer Temples. Climate change may be one of many factors that contributed to the decline of my Khmer Empire. We used to learn other factors at school such as war with Thailand and Champa and internal conflict between the Khmer kings that led to the fall of the Khmer empire. Religion change may be another case, but I believe it is highly unlikely due to the fact that Buddhism had been in Cambodia and followed by Khmer Kings in pre and during Angkor period since the 2nd A.D. For example, in the 2nd A.D, the Khmer Capital was located in Phnom Da, Angkor Borey, (Nokor Phnom period) which is now in Takeo province and many stone carvings were found to be written in two languages; Sanskrit and Khmer worshiping both Hindu and Buddhism. The most famous Khmer king, king Jayavaraman the VII was also a Buddhist, yet he built many temples and his compared to his predecessors. His land was also huge. In addition, Bayon is a Buddhist temple that built in the Angkorian period by the Jayavaraman. Well, we will find new things as more information emerges and technologies are advancing. Cheers.

[@warmsvfflina]

ayyy khmer represent

[@paulpflimlin7444]

Can't find the soundtrack 😥

[@LucasPedraza]

The name of the music is wrong, the name is Noctilucent - The Illuminated Diary

[@izzywitdastizzy]

I can’t get over the poor usage of the textmarker

[@sreypich728]

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[@dragongamer409]

Thank you for showing our poor country real history. Thank you 🤧

[@Songsas]

Proud to be Khmer🇰🇭

[@sinawatra6906]

I think Angkor Wat temple is the best place for me I live in Australia 🇦🇺

[@user-le8cv9bk5c]

I want Khmer people to protect the temple in Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@janelukito5180]

I'm just educating myself during this pandemic

[@alypixar4690]

Great video

[@PriyankaSharma-cw2jb]

It is the biggest Hindu temple

[@Boss-xm4bq]

ナレーションと英語字幕がちょっと違う箇所がありますね。（たぶん意味は変わらない）Voxでよくある事ですが、気になるけど仕方ないのかな～残念。改善して欲しいです。この意見が届きますように！

[@porksteambun2220]

if our olden days society haven't collapsed, i wonder how different my life would turn out

[@sssienghai6912]

Sad that the we abandoned them ........ I hope this country gonna United together no tearing apart .

[@narykeat1443]

I don’t believe that Angkor was built around 1000 years ago and I think it was built around 10,000 years ago by Hindu Vishnu Luka to connected to heaven.😊🙏🙏🙏

[@realitylife673]

Nice Video

[@stephendaly8025]

Short but well done...

[@raymondphilip6232]

Raja Vihara hmm.. was it built on Srivijaya times?

[@TaariqSaadiqfilms]

anyone else see Yavin?

[@AdamMetwally]

This place is strikingly similar to the Yavin map from Battlefront 2017; I was just going to comment that!

[@lois1677]

Every city must meet its end. Sad but true.

[@drjaydeepdesai1]

Nature wins , always !

[@panhaath4580]

I’m Cambodian but I haven’t visit there yet

[@vinsengtv4714]

Amazing Cambodia🇰🇭😊

[@kitabGo]

I have been to this temple and I actually lost there

[@antonzhylenko2132]

That looks so like FarCry 3 temples, wow

[@DualFrodo]

I didn't know they had cars 1000 years ago.

[@sexobscura]

*wasn't this Temple where the Jedi History Books were kept ...*

[@sophoastpn3443]

Interesting video.

[@deadpoolwhoslaysassholes1586]

They were Hindus!!! I didn't know that. Wow!

[@bunhengphon1748]

Nature and particularly war that lead the whole city move to several town in the middle of the current country before end up in Phnom Penh, the current capital.

[@stevethea5250]

Make Cambodia great again

[@GOW397]

It reminds me of dark souls and star wars Yavin 4

[@travelwithlocalguide]

also well known as Tomraider Temple film by Angelina Julia

[@s2tommyq1]

Awesome video

[@brianpaturalski2080]

Nice video, but the underlining is really annoying.

[@angkorprimatestvshow]

It is beautiful clip

[@Misspkachuk]

Amazing Angkor !

[@dreond33]

This is beautiful. Joe Posner is amazing.

[@subzero4790]

The best technology of that time has limitations just like ours does now. We accept a few, we don't accept others, we don't know some.

[@pepps779]

Nothing lasts forever.

[@Ajaypoggers]

Bruh I don’t even know you made a post bout Cambodia

[@gowthamt4800]

It was a Tamil king who built it....

[@jinkay22]

amazing must go there now

[@keliallx]

this is what we need to be teaching in schools

[@MyOldBook123]

Wow Cambodia