Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2): During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860Mouhot, Henri
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Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2): During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860
Mouhot, Henri
Cambodia -- Description and travel; Khmer language; Natural history -- Indochina; Thailand -- Description and travel
PAVILION CONTAINING THE ASHES OF THE LATE KING OF SIAM IN
THE GARDENS ATTACHED TO THE PALACE AT BANGKOK _To face_ 61
THE BAR OF THE RIVER MENAM 63
CLOCK TOWER AT BANGKOK 65
SCENE ON THE RIVER MENAM, NEAR BANGKOK 67
A PRIEST IN HIS BOAT 69
THE NEW PALACE OF THE KING OF SIAM, BANGKOK 71
KUN MOTTE, A SIAMESE NOBLE AND SAVANT 74
BUILDING FOR THE INCREMATION OF THE QUEEN OF SIAM 76
SAYA VISAT, HEAD OF CHRISTIANS AT BANGKOK 78
PORTICO OF THE AUDIENCE-HALL AT BANGKOK 81
LAOTIAN HOUSE 92
M. MOUHOT AND HIS SERVANTS SURPRISED BY A LEOPARD 98
CEMETERY AT BANGKOK 103
BUILDING ERECTED AT THE FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN OF SIAM 107
BIVOUAC OF M. MOUHOT IN THE FORESTS OF LAOS _To face_ 112
RUINS AT PAN BRANG, CHAIAPUME 117
ELEPHANTS BATHING 124
CARAVAN OF ELEPHANTS CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS OF LAOS 127
“PARK” OF ELEPHANTS, EXTERNAL VIEW 131
LAOTIAN GIRLS _To face_ 134
RECEPTION OF M. MOUHOT BY THE KINGS OF LAOS _To face_ 143
LAOTIAN WOMAN 145
A CHIEF ATTACKING A RHINOCEROS IN THE FOREST OF LAOS 149
SIAMESE MONEY 161
NEW CARABUS (_Mouhotia gloriosa_) 183
LAND SHELL (_Helix cambojiensis_) 184
UNDESCRIBED LAND SHELLS _To face_ 186
MAP _At the end._
TRAVELS IN INDO-CHINA,
ETC.
CHAPTER XIII.
ONGCOR THÔM (ONGCOR THE GREAT)--SURROUNDING WALL--TRIUMPHAL ARCH.
ONGCOR THÔM.
Half-a-mile beyond Bakhêng are the ruins of Ongcor-Thôm. A
partly-destroyed road, hidden by thick layers of sand and dust, and
crossing a large ditch, half filled with blocks of stone, portions of
columns, and fragments of sculptured lions and elephants, leads to the
gateway of the town, which is built in the style of a triumphal arch.
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