Angkor Wat Temple's Causeway Bridge to be Reopened Early November

Phnom Penh, October 20, 2023 --

Angkor Wat Temple causeway bridge, also known as Spean Harl, will be officially reopened in Nov. 4 under the royal presidency of the His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, the APSARA National Authority said in a statement issued on Oct. 19.

The APSARA National Authority will use the causeway bridge as the entrance for the visit in order to better manage the flow of visits to Angkor Wat Temple.

A temporary floating bridge of Angkor Wat, currently served as the main entrance and exit, will be kept as an exit, the authority said.

During the restoration, a joint effort between the APSARA National Authority and Sophia University in Tokyo, the temporary floating bridge was installed south of the causeway bridge for tourists to access the temple.

Starting in 2016, the restoration has used as many traditional techniques and as much materials as possible.

The 190 metre-long, 11.6 metre-wide and 4 metre-tall causeway was constructed from laterite stones above a layer of sandstone.

Adorned by portions of Naga and Singha sculptures, the causeway bridge is one of the most prominent features of the approach to the temple.

The famed Angkor Archaeological Park earned US$24.95 million from ticket sales to 539,561 foreign tourists in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 365 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the state-owned Angkor Enterprise's report.