Angkor. Bats protection nets installed at Preah Poan

psara Authority is installing protective nets at Angkor Wat’s Preah Poan, also known as “The Gallery of 1,000 Buddhas”, to prevent bats from nesting in the many pillars causing damage from urine and faeces. The nets not only protect the stone and carvings of the temple, but also keeps the stone from breaking off and falling down to keep visitors safe.

Archaeologist in charge of conservation work at Angkor Wat Soy Sophearin told Khmer Times yesterday: “A working team of eight members to install nets at Preah Poan have achieved around 70 to 80 percent of the project and will complete it in mid-October.” Sophearin said that when the urine and faeces of bats mixes with water it can produce salt that makes the stone prone to erosion.

Preah Poan is a sacred place in the Angkor Archeological Complex which is about four to five metres high. Many bats stay on the gallery’s roof at Preah Poan and they always drop urine and feces which damages the roof and ground floor causing a foul odor which disturbs the comfort of tourists.

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