In his posthumously published "Travels in Siam, Cambodia and Laos," Mouhot compared Angkor to the pyramids, for it was popular in the West at that time to ascribe the origin of all civilization to the Middle East.
I sin posthumt udgivne "Travels in Siam, Cambodia and Laos" sammenlignede Mouhot Angkor med pyramiderne da det var populært på den tid i vesten at tilskrive udspringet af alle civilisationer til mellemøsten.