Phnom Penh’s Historic Quarter to go to Pedestrian
A new tourist promenade is to open in the heart of Phnom Penh's old French quarter. Scheduled for a February opening, the tourist walk zone will provide an outdoor leisure area on street 13 that will be closed to cars and motorbikes on weekends from 6pm until 12 am, as well as on national holidays. ... According to UNESCO Head of office Anne Le Maistre, it is not just tourists who stand to benefit. "Phnom Penh has a unique chance to have a gardern city image with large avenues and trees, which is extremly rae for a capital in the region." ... UNESCO is supporting the efforts of Heritage Mission, which is attached to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, to make the old French Quarter a special heritage protected zone. ...
