In recent decades a shift in the flow of water across Phnom Bakheng amid heavy tourist traffic had jeopardised its long-term viability, prompting the WMF to seek a solution.

John Stubbs, its vice-president, said tourists have seen Phnom Bakheng as little more than a viewing platform. Now he is hoping to educate visitors about the temple's significance. "People are ...

Many of Phnom Bakheng’s 108 shrines stand on platforms that have shifted over the centuries as water trickles in and loosens sand and dirt, and the tourists are gathering where they shouldn’t.

The restoration work on some parts of Phnom Bakheng Temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park is making significant progress, said an APSARA National Authority (ANA) official.

“Phnom Bakheng has five terraces and many towers. Tourists are only allowed on the fifth floor, as the lower floors are under renovation and the authorities want to make sure that visitors are safe,” ...

Phnom Bakheng dates from the early 10th century and was built on six tiers on a 70m-high hill. “On a clear day, the climb rewards visitors with views to the natural outcrops of Phnom Krom in ...

Inside Phnom Bakheng, statues and carvings in low relief have sustained new damage from tourists. Fresh graffiti have been sprayed alongside sandstone carvings of flying celestial nymphs and ...

PHNOM PENH: Experts are currently engaged in the restoration of the southwest wall of the second platform of Phnom Bakheng temple in the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, said an APSARA National ...

Phnom Bakheng dates from the early 10th century and was built on six tiers on a 70m-high hill. "On a clear day, the climb rewards visitors with views to the natural outcrops of Phnom Krom in the ...

PHNOM PENH, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian archaeologists have begun to restore a larger-than-life sandstone statue in front of the southern library of Phnom Bakheng temple in the famed Angkor ...

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