Angkor by night
May 26, 2009
APSARA is considering extending visiting hours.
Cambodia is considering opening the famed Angkor Wat temples at night to draw more tourists to the impoverished country, an official at the archaeological site said Tuesday.
Similar night tourism efforts have been introduced at other sites in Southeast Asia.
Cambodia already has installed some lights at the network of centuries-old temples, said Bun Narith, who leads the agency responsible for managing the Angkor park.
Without a little controversy, the Sou Ching company says it has spent $12 million since 2006 lighting up Angkor Wat. That’s roughly a quarter million dollars per month on lighting. For a place that is closed at night, that seems a tad excessive, no?
June 14, 2009 at 3:16 pm
[...] specialists describe the installed light bulbs as “unsightly.” Since 2006, more than $12 million were spent for the lighting of the temple. It is part of a grand project to transform the Angkor [...]