The Treasures of Angkor (Rizzoli Art Guide)

By: Marilia Albanese   List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $6.71 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days   Go to Amazon

Book Description:

Angkor, at the heart of the Khmer empire, is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. Stretching over hundreds of square miles, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. These include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its ornate sculptural decorations. Based on the most recent archaeological findings, this essential guidebook explains the development of the civilization's strongly symbolic art. With its concise, insightful text, superb photographs, and handy, portable format, this guidebook is an essential resource for students, art and archaeology enthusiasts, and the many travelers to Cambodia each year.

Product Details:

• Amazon Sales Rank: 1477985
• Date Published: 2010-09-07
• Publisher: White Star Publishers
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Not worth it

I bought this hoping that it would be a great travel guide to the temples of Angkor, giving me some insight into each temple, plus travel tips for seeing them, etc.

This book hardly has any of that. It goes into great depth on the history of each temple, then comes at each one from an architectural point of view - giving tons of measurements and using obscure architectural terms. Sort of cold and calculating, rather than conveying the wonder and magic of these sites.

A much better guide is Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples, Fifth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guide). Dawn Rooney gives a lot of the history, but also lots of travel tips and information that you'd get from a good guide. That one is highly recommended, this Rizzoli guide isn't.

The Treasures of Angkor: Cultural Travel Guide

A lovely, informative book. It was a perfect guide for my trip, and now serves as a visual reminder of all the wonders.

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