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Another Cambodian Temple Site Gains UNESCO’s World Heritage Status
Cambodia has once again received another great achievement on the international stage!
Recently on July 8th, the archaeological site of Sambor Prei Kuk became Cambodia’s third tangible cultural property that has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland.
Known as “the temple in the richness of the forest” in Khmer language, the temple zone of Sambor Prei Kuk has been identified as the archaeological site of Ancient Ishanapura, the capital city of Chenla Empire in which covers an area of 25 square kilometers in Kompong Thom province.
Phnom Penh─ Cambodia has once again received another great achievement on the international stage!
Recently on July 8th, the archaeological site of Sambor Prei Kuk became Cambodia’s third tangible cultural property that has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland.
Known as “the temple in the richness of the forest” in Khmer language, the temple zone of Sambor Prei Kuk has been identified as the archaeological site of Ancient Ishanapura, the capital city of Chenla Empire in which covers an area of 25 square kilometers in Kompong Thom province.
Sambor Prei Kuk Temple zone in Cambodia
This site is home to numerous temples, ten of which are octagonal, with decorated sandstone elements as the characteristics of the decorative Sambor Prei Kuk Style. According to the UNESCO’s website, “Some of these elements, including lintels, pediments and colonnades, are true masterpieces. “
With the recent inscription of Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site, three tangible cultural properties in Cambodia have been added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, including Angkor Archaeological Park inscribed in 1992, and the Temple of Preah Vihear in 2008.
The archaeological site of Sambor Prei Kuk has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sambor Prei Kuk known as “the temple in the richness of the forest”
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