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Europian explorer was happen to meet a mysterious civilization in the deep jungle
Daniel Belcher2013
The Sand Museum
Fukube-cho, Yuyama 2083-17, Japan
In 1814, English Governor-General of Java Thomas Raffles rediscovered Borobudur Temple Site in the middle of the jungle. In 1860, Angkor Wat, also surrounded by jungle, was visited by French explorer Henri Mouhot, and consequently became famous. For the West, both discoveries were a startling encounter with mysterious civilizations so far unknown to them. The explorers may even have seen the spirits of the dynasties who prospered there in the past.
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- Title: Europian explorer was happen to meet a mysterious civilization in the deep jungle
- Creator: Daniel Belcher
- Creator Nationality: United States
- Creator Gender: male
- Date: 2013
- Physical Location: Tottori City, Japan
- Provenance: THE SAND MUSEUM
- Type: Sand Sculpture
- External Link: http://www.sand-museum.jp/
- 作品解説 / Object Note (Japanese): 1814年、ジャワ島の統治をおこなっていたイギリス人のトーマス・ラッフルズによって、密林の中に埋もれていたところを発見されたボロブドゥール遺跡。1860年、フランス人の探検家であるアンリ・ムオが密林の奥で出会うことによって、広く知られることとなったアンコールワット。いずれも西洋にとっては、しんぴにつつまれた未知の文明と衝撃的な出会いであった。彼らはそこに、かつて栄えた王朝の幻影をみたのかもしれない。
- 作品タイトル / Object Title (Japanese): 密林で幻の文明と遭遇した探検家
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