The ancient Hindu temple Baphuon in Angkor, which was called one of the most difficult puzzles in the world, was reopened in Cambodia after decades of restoration work. Work included dissection of 300 000 blocks of sandstone that make up the temple, and their further re-construction. The opening of the restored temple was attended by the King of Cambodia Sihamoni and Prime Minister of France Francois Fillon, who noted that "the work was exclusive".

In turn, Sihamoni expressed his deep gratitude to France, which has allocated 10 million Euros to finance the project. Temple Baphuon was a one of the most beautiful buildings of Angkor, which was the capital of the Khmer Empire in the IX-XV centuries. But by the early 1950s, the church had been on the verge of total destruction, reported elvisti.com.

The team, led by French archaeologists, decided that the only way to save the temple was to disassemble it into parts in order to strengthen the foundation and reconstruct the building. During the deconstruction of the temple, the blocks were moved into the surrounding jungle. Each block was numbered.