New Angkor Museum Reviewed

The Bangkok Post yesterday took a look at the fairly new Angkor National Museum, the first modern museum in the city of Siem Reap near the magnificent ruins of Angkor Wat. This world wonder and the area surrounding it have become much more accessible and tourist friendly after the demise of the Khmer Rouge in 1999.

With looters and civil war taking its toll on the temple complex, the new museum looks to show visitors what it looked like in its glory days. It also brings many of the surviving artifacts back closer to the site instead of being stored away in Cambodia's National Museum in Phnom Penh.

While the new museum has its critics, it looks like a nice addition for tourists that should only add to the experience. Check out the article, as well as the Angkor Wat section on my corresponding World's Top Wonders website and feel free to make any remarks in the comment section.