Spean Praptos (Kampong Kdei) - Longest Corbeled Stone-Arch Bridge In The World - Cambodia 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- Spean Praptos ស្ពានប្រាប់ទិស also known as Kampong Kdei Bridge ស្ពានកំពង់ក្ដី on the road from Angkor to Phnom Penh Cambodia, was the longest corbeled stone-arch bridge in the world, with more than twenty narrow arches spanning 285 ft (87m).
The bridge was built in the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. It is one of the few Khmer empire era bridges to have survived to the modern day.
Several other bridges on the same model are visible: in the Angkor site (Spean Memai), Spean Thma on the former path of the Siem Reap River between Angkor Thom and the Eastern Baray, and at several locations of the former empire.
Spean Kampong Kdei is the most impressive of the country's numerous Angkor period bridges. Also known as Spean Praptos the bridge spans the Chikreng River just west of Kompong Kdei Town. The bridge is nearly 90m long and 15m wide and includes 21 corbelled arches.
The bridge also comes with a sandstone balustrade with nagas at each end plus pillars with guardian figures while the riverbanks on each side are terraced in laterite.
This was the Angkor period royal road connecting the capital with Sambor Prei Kuk and all points east.
Until a Kampong Kdei bypass route was finished all RN6 traffic passed over the bridge itself. Today it is open for 2 wheel traffic and pedestrians only.
It’s a small but interesting piece of history.
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I really enjoyed this site. It would be a nice addition to a visit to the former capital city from the 7th century. Here is a video of it if you want to see more from this area.
Sambor Prei Kuk (Isanapura) សំបូរព្រៃគុហ៍ 6th Century - UNESCO World Heritage Site Cambodia 2024
th-cam.com/video/eFDkrq0yGq0/w-d-xo.html
Compliments to this video from my partner who watched it. He told me you made the video with great videography and information. Like all your videos especially about old wats, I appreciate your work into researching a bit of history. Thanks.
Thank you very much. I really enjoyed visiting here and was happy to share. It’s just a simple bridge to most but it really is amazing to me. The fact that it’s still standing and I could ride my motorcycle across it is a testament to the skill of the builders from the 12th century.
I’m so happy to see you video the ancient bridge at Kompongskdi and in 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge moved my family to those areas from downtown Siem Reap..after the Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia 1979 I left the area come to Thailand refugee camp then come to the United States 1980..I live those areas for three year thanks brother for sharing your videos and remind me my teenage years,,the river under bridge go through the tonle sap and my my opinion those rivers was hands made by the people ancient times
Thanks for sharing your experience in this area. I’ve been to several places where people were killed by the Khmer Rouge. Glad you were able to make it through this time. It was a terrible part of history. I was told of another bridge that is longer than this but not as well known. I will try to find it on my next trip to Cambodia.
Good place ❤😊🎉🎉thanks for sharing😊
It’s as amazing as any of the temples to me. Amazing that it’s still standing after 1,000 years with water flowing below it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great VDO, i am jealous that you walked on the ancient bridge, i wish i could walk on it in person.
I was very lucky to have been able to visit here. I’m happy to share with everyone. Someday maybe you will be able to do it as well. You never know what the future has to offer. I never would’ve thought I would be able to even visit Cambodia 20 years ago and now I’ve been there half a dozen times. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for spending your time with me.
Beautiful bridge. Imagine how many warriors cross that bridge for war.
I said in the video that the image that inspired me for this video was seeing an old T54/55 tank crossing this bridge during the civil war. I’ve been searching for that picture again but I can’t find it. There was something about seeing a steel tank crossing this ancient stone bridge that fascinated me. It’s not just the soldiers but how life changing a simple structure like this is. When the river is high you can cross it with your family to go get food if needed. Now imagine the royal road that went from Siem Reap to Phimai. Millions of feet were able to travel this route over the centuries.
The ancient bridge has only been closed about 20 years ago. A lot of people don't know about this bridge. It's amazing how it's still standing after all these years.😊
I’ve been wanting to visit here for years. Was amazing to finally be able to see it. There are 11 smaller bridges remaining between here and Siem Reap. There used to be 22 but they destroyed 11 of them when they built route 6. An unknown part of history but fascinating to me. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video.
@@endlessjourneytravels Thank you for your great video.
The new bridge just built a few years ago by high tech somewhere in Cambodia, it has been collapsed already, and can’t compare at all to this marvellous old stone bridge that not using any tools at all. That’s really amazing!
I agree completely. The builders of this bridge were amazing. No computers or lasers just some guys with an idea and this is what they built using their hands.
Interesting visuals and information about the subject. I know I can stop the video, but can I suggest you pause from moving the camera when you frame a worthy view? Cheers.
Thanks for the feedback. Sorry about that. I’m just walking around looking at things and I sometimes forget to slow down a bit. I will try to do better in the future. Appreciate it.
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Thanks for watching. I really enjoyed making this video. Amazing that the bridge is still standing after all of these years.
Imagine thousands of Elephants cross that bridge in the past 😂. Actually the khmer know how to do a true arch you can see it in the Preah Vihear temple complex. But the true arch in the Khmers mindset may not sustain the large stone blocks weighing several tons. On top of that the weight of heavy Elephants crossing it. There is another stone bridge in Oddar Meanchey which some say is the largest. You can check that out
Wow I just found this bridge. It’s added to my list along with a bunch of others. I found this article with some nice photos.
helloangkor.com/bridges-that-built-an-empire/
I didn’t notice any of the arches at Phrathat Vihear when I was there. I will have to rewatch my video again to see what I didn’t notice. lol
@@endlessjourneytravels When you entered the small corridor of Prasat preah vihear there was an arch with one single block in the middle that runs the whole corridor east and west. That is a true arch. But the most impressive thing I find about the Khmer empire was the amount of wealth and manpower they had that time to build all of these massive structures. I mean building Preah Vihear in that mountain was no joke. It was like building Macchu Picchu in the 9th-12th century AD and still have more wealth and power to build more impressive structures beyond that. The sheer engineering is quite mind boggling. I'm not saying this because am Khmer blood but it's true
@@imperialkhmer6146 I agree. It’s amazing to see what they built and the scale. Unfortunately the heavy tax burdens caused problems in the end that lead to places like Sukhothai declaring independence. There were other factors but that was one of them. I just wish I would’ve been able to see it when it was at its peak. If we could just one of those time machines going. lol
Yes you are right. Angkor's economy relies heavily on slavery and sheer manpower from all over the region. But this was not slavery like in other parts of the world. It was more like a social security system of exchange between labor and state beneficiaries. You exchange your labour and we take care of you kinda thing. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and the system failed. The early Ayutthaya people don't want to adopt this system from Angkor but instead opted for a more tolerate cultural and social society free from mass labour. This is probably why many kingdoms in that region that time wanted to join Ayutthaya. They were tires of A Angkor's slave system. Also, this period in the 1400s is interesting as the last Varman ruler from the Mahidharapura Dynasty was supposedly killed by an unknown figure name Trosak paem. We don't know if he is real or not. But we do the know it came at a time when Angkor was in decline after the King Jayavarman IX was killed and the rise of a new powerhouse Ayutthaya began in the region. 🤔. In my opinion, I believe the Ayutthaya rulers were in fact a Khmeric or at least related to the Varman dynasties that once held power in the Chao Praya region of Thailand since the days of King Suryavarman I era (11th century). Read this if interested.
1. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=thesiamsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/1973/03/JSS_061_1d_Vickery_KhmerInscriptionsOfTenasserim.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj4ztuktsyGAxW54skDHd7ALGoQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1tQ8MP-o9zb_0ENYfpx6cA
2. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.academia.edu/44951442/THE_FALL_OF_DV%25C4%2580RAVAT%25C4%25AA_AS_MENTIONED_IN_THE_KHMER_INSCRIPTION_K_1198&ved=2ahUKEwjh94yYscyGAxVL6skDHeCpBY0QFnoECBIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw116JFNqCeHDx7rAtOhU9An
@@endlessjourneytravels One thing I want to let foreigners know that we don't really want to be associated with Cambodia at all and this is because we have our own culture, history, and way of life. We are proud to be the descendants of the Mahidharapura dynasty. The Mahidharapura dynasty is not the ancestors of modern day Cambodian people, Lao people, and even most Thai people. We are a Mon-Khmer people that are indigenous to the Northeast region.