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Phnom Bakheng

Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap

Weathered carved stone sanctuary and doorway at Phnom Bakheng under a blue sky.
Carved stone sanctuary at Phnom Bakheng, Angkor, photographed on 9 September 2022.
Photo: Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2022-09-09
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About the building

Phnom Bakheng was built as the hilltop state temple of Angkor’s first capital and has Hindu origins and later Buddhist associations. WMF and APSARA have conserved its unstable terraces and water-management systems, with a further phase for the western half launched in 2023.

The project

Conservation of the western half of the temple, structural and water-management work, and visitor management that protects historic fabric.

Sources

This is a managed archaeological sacred site, not a property acquisition opportunity. APSARA’s contact form appears unavailable; its listed email is the practical enquiry route.

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