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Photo: Monk holding torch
A Buddhist monk stands near Angkor Wat.

Photograph courtesy National Geographic Television

From the 12th to 15th centuries, Angkor thrived as a highly advanced and efficient center of the Khmer Empire. Covering an area larger than modern-day New York, ancient Angkor has been estimated to have had a population of 750,000 people at its height in the 12th or 13th century, making it the world’s largest pre-industrial city. Long famous for its architecture and elaborate Buddhist sculptures, it is also the world’s largest religious monument. New discoveries, utilizing space-based imaging technology, have revealed extensive waterworks and urban sprawl surrounding the many temples of the greater Angkor area. These new discoveries raise an important question—was Angkor’s eventual fall the result of overexploitation of resources? This new National Geographic Channel film offers a comprehensive look at Angkor and the new discoveries concerning this ancient marvel. (2009, 48 min)

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