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SIEM REAP: Floating Bridge was built in the region in the present, not the first. In fact, according to research from archaeological experts lightweight construction, bridge or bridge floats on the water since ancient dates back only materials to build different moment and use modern techniques like the present.

Presence floating bridge in West testified Wat catching the attention of many visitors. What a coincidence that this floating bridge was built in the World Heritage Site of things requires study The definitive and does not affect the cultural landscape? Until the floating bridge at Angkor testimony is contagious and chatted for a long time from national and international technicians. Depending on the cause that Angkor bridge floating Committee ICC - Angkor (ICC-Angkor) support for bridge floating up.

Please recall that the floating bridge at the temple was built in order to avoid traffic on the bridge, a terrace, which is scheduled to close traffic to repair. Repairing the bridge project will dry the next 4 years.

Im Sokrithy, archaeologists and Vice President of the International Center for Research and upheld Angkor raised through the murals at the Bayon temple and clearly showed the presence of the floating bridge. The sculpture shows that the bridge was built from bamboo tied together in bundles and braided mesh lined tied with rope over and the bottom width of the river and maybe a bamboo floor board or the panel from possible traffic easier.

The sculpture, otherwise Im Sok Rithy explained that this type of bridge used to copy the Transit of the Khmer army we see elephants 2 heads and a group of army traffic and water in a small fish, crocodiles and some water and forestry the marsh flooded through that waterway floating bridge has a width of about a length may long More than 100 meters.

The weight load through the image of the sculpture, we can by the weight of an elephant weighing from 7 to 15 army tons and another group, we estimate that the floating bridge can bear the weight of about 20 tons to 30 tons. Where waterway? And here we have not been able to locate any clear whether the actual image on the wall of Bayon temple, and where, crucially ? Researchers found located some ancient road width of the waterway some traces bridge on a major river and Mekong.

The history of the floating bridge in ancient Mr. Sok Rithy explained that this type of bridge, usually before the bridge. According to the survey, more than 10 years has found a stone bridge built of sandstone or laterite built between laterite and sandstone 100. The oldest stone bridge built lag at least since the 10th century. The ancient stone bridge built last lag in Angkor, built in the late 17th century. This means that although the Angkor civilization fell and also build bridges still have knowledge and be able to build .