Thailand: Ayutthaya

Score: 53

"Ayutthaya has some excellent heritage sites. But the sites are poorly managed; there is no access control, which means anyone can enter the site from almost any direction. Interpretation facilities are very inadequate. The heads of almost all Buddha statues are missing."

"Dedicated to the preservation of dead monuments while neglecting valuable living culture and settlements that help maintain the integral value of a historic place. Domestic crime, especially involving youths, degrades social environment and discourages economic opportunities in the town; tourism is sometimes believed to be the cause and/ or the effect."

"The monuments of Ayutthaya are dispersed around a rapidly growing city under clouds of smog and dust."