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

anyone annoyed by the poor highlighting?

It always amaze me how fragile our reality is.

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

Not enough views nor comments on this video..

Im bored at school but watching this is so interesting.

I'm Cambodian Glad to see this video

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

"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!

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.

Very cool. Excellent work, Vox

This is such a Vox hidden gem.

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

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

I'm Cambodian great to hear from you.

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

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

Then the French came

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

Great videos

You guys are just awesome

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.

This is so beautiful.

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

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

Most underrated Vox video.

Great video

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.

Short but well done...

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

Cambodia is full of amazing temples

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.

Awesome video

I love vox videos

ITS HINDU AND BUDDIST.

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

Wow, Ta Prohm is so enchanting and beautiful

Forget the place, even the music is haunting

It's felt good that this video is exist.

I built Angkor Wat in Civ 5 lol.

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.

Beautiful.

Amazing Angkor !

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

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

Nice Video

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

Interesting video.

This video is beautiful

ayyy khmer represent

really moving

*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.*

amazing must go there now

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

Fascinating

It is beautiful clip

Any one after Praveen mohan video on this temple

Mother Nature 1, Humanity 0

Amazing Cambodia🇰🇭😊

Can't find the soundtrack 😥

I have been to this temple and I actually lost there

Proud to be Khmer🇰🇭

So beautiful

Oh my God this is so sad

Character In the video It's great, I like it a lot $$

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

Oh god the highlighting

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

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

I'm just educating myself during this pandemic

This reminds me of Castle in The Sky

Every city must meet its end. Sad but true.

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

been there

also well known as Tomraider Temple film by Angelina Julia

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........

That looks so like FarCry 3 temples, wow

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.

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

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！

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

Khmer isn't pronounced how it's spelled. It's like Kümai.

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

anyone else see Yavin?

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

Nice video, but the underlining is really annoying.

It reminds me of dark souls and star wars Yavin 4

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

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

Wow Cambodia

This is beautiful. Joe Posner is amazing.

like the roots of tup prom... deep

Nature wins , always !

The same thing happened to the Mayans.