Word: banteay
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bourse. Intrigued by archaeology, especially by a little-known Cambodian temple called Bantéay Srei on the way to Angkor Vat, Malraux got permission from the French colonial administration to explore. Off they went first-class-without a sou for the return trip. When they finally found Banteay Srei, says Clara, "It was a kind of Trianon in the jungle...