Project Gutenberg 2009-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 49 Various Verschillende Various, Various Charton, Édouard 1807 1890 Charton, Edouard Le Tour du Monde; Aux ruines d'Angkor Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2e Sem. 1905 Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le Tour du Monde; Aux ruines d'Angkor" by Various is a collection of travel articles written in the early 20th century. The text focuses on the exploration and documentation of Angkor's ancient ruins, emphasizing the historical significance and beauty of the Khmer architecture, as well as the cultural context surrounding it. At the start of the piece, the narrator recounts their arrival in Phnom Penh from Saigon, reflected in the enchanting yet challenging journey there. They describe the sights along the way, including the lush vegetation and the vibrant local lifestyle, despite initial disappointments upon reaching Siem Reap. The narrative vividly sets the stage for the exploration of Angkor and hints at the grandeur and eventual decline of the Khmer civilization, laying a foundation for a deeper contemplation on history, cultural regret, and the interplay of civilization and nature. Through lyrical descriptions, the author invites readers to ponder the remnants of a once-great civilization and the impact of time on its legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Geography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals Voyages and travels -- Periodicals Travelers -- Periodicals G Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Travel & Geography 213172 212703 2024-09-12T16:39:21.863990 2023-09-13T08:29:10.497771 text/html text/html 206267 2009-09-10T14:30:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 731007 2009-09-10T14:30:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 801140 2024-09-12T16:39:29.137910 application/epub+zip 804654 2024-09-12T16:39:23.688941 application/epub+zip 125883 2024-09-12T16:39:22.619958 application/epub+zip 967695 2024-09-12T16:39:32.119929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976162 2024-09-12T16:39:28.346927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192555 2022-09-14T03:45:35.734878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173968 173690 2024-09-12T16:39:20.835992 2023-09-13T08:29:09.501756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 170554 2009-09-10T14:30:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55539 2009-09-10T14:30:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19703 2024-09-12T16:39:32.260937 application/rdf+xml 15883 2024-09-12T16:39:22.994936 image/jpeg 3824 2024-09-12T16:39:22.805935 image/jpeg 800806 2024-09-12T16:39:21.915037 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia