"It's not just potential damage to the stones by people bumping into them and falling or knocking things over - which is real, but it's also damage to the spiritual and cultural value of the temples," conservation consultant Simon Warrack told Bloomberg.
"People often forget that Angkor Wat and other Angkorian temple sites are places of living cultural heritage for Cambodian people. If one wouldn't do something in a church or a mosque, they shouldn't do it in an Angkorian temple," said Alison Carter.
"Allowing people to run through the temple, jumping up and down, is a combined accident and disaster waiting to happen," film producer Andy Brouwer stated, reflecting concerns about safety and preservation.
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