Right in the historic heart of Phnom Penh, directly opposite the Royal Palace, sits the rapidly decaying shell of one of the city's important heritage buildings. I stayed in the Renakse Hotel on several occasions - most recently at New Year's 2005. A few years later, the Renakse closed its doors for the last time. The plan was for it to be demolished. Today, I was relieved that its execution seems to have been stayed - for now st least. UNESCO and others have appealed for its preservation. But I couldn't get any sense of future plans for the site. The building is presently occupied by local families and looks to be deteriorating rapidly.
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