Preah Vihear Nat’l Authority chief details temple preservation progress, challenges

via Phnom Penh Post, 22 September 2022: Interview with the Director-General of the Preah Vihear National Authority on the development and conservation of the Preah Vihear Unesco World Heritage Site.

Many people remain unaware of the fact that Cambodia has not just one UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site, Angkor Archaeological Park, but actually has three properties on the list, with the other two being Sambor Prei Kuk and – our topic of discussion herein – Preah Vihear temple.

Preah Vihear temple is situated in the northern part of Cambodia in Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear province. It is built on top of Preah Vihear Mountain in the Dangrek Mountain range at a height of 625m above sea level.
The ancient temple was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 32nd session of the UN agency’s World Heritage Committee on July 7, 2008.

After the inscription, the temple began undergoing a series of repairs by a team of experts who have been fixing the body of the gopura, or entrance pavilion, along with the staircase and some of the other more damaged sections, to stabilise the foundation and improve its condition.

The Post’s Lay Samean sat down with Kong Puthika, director-general of the National Authority for Preah Vihear (PVNA) for an inverview regarding the development and conservation of the Preah Vihear temple site over the past 14 years.

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