| Battambang got it's name from a Khmer legend about a King who threw his stick(Dambang) which landed where Battambang is now located. Hence the name, "lost/missing stick". A photo taken in 1965, this is the original statue that was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge
The new statue, apparently in the old days, the great Khmer warriors would drink and/or rub a magic potion on their skin to protect them against arrows and spears etc. This magic potion would cause their skin to become very dark, which could be a reason why the artist of the new statue painted him black. I'm not sure why the new statue looks skinnier.
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| Map of Kampuchea Krom, incorrectly known as South Vietnam  |
Rare pictures of Angkor Wat - Pre Khmer Rouge era
You will notice in the following pictures that Angkor Wat has pointed peaks, which have now been destroyed. Also
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