In 1931, the French government built a life-sized replica of Angkor Wat in Paris to show off its interest in Khmer art and the-then colony of Indochina.
Memorabilia from that exhibition sit alongside mysterious stone statues carefully preserved by the Guimet Museum in Paris and are showcased at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in a special exhibition that opened yesterday.
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