APSARA NATIONAL AUTHORITY - SIEM REAP - KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

Archeology, research & Concervation

On December 14th 1992, in Santa Fe (USA), the World Heritage Committee requested from the Cambodian national authorities to fulfill 5 conditions, among which the establishment of an adequate staffed national pro- tection and caretaker agency. Thus, the Royal Decree of February 19th 1995, created the Authority for the Protection and Safeguarding of Angkor and the Region of Angkor (its acronym in French, APSARA, is a reference to the celestial dancers).

APSARA NATIONAL AUTHORITY - SIEM REAP - KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

កិច្ចការអភិរក្ស និងជួសជុលនៅ ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត
អង្គរជាប្រាសាទដ៏ល្អត្រកាលនិងធំជាងគេ នៅក្នុងចំណោមប្រាសាទរបស់ខ្មែរទាំងអស់បាន សាងឡើងនៅចំកណ្តាលរាជធានីអង្គរ នៅរវាង ពាក់កណ្តាលនៃសតវត្សរ៍ទី១២ ក្នុងរាជព្រះបាទសូរ្យវរ្ម័នទី២។ ទម្រង់នៃប្រាសាទទាំងមូល រួមនឹង កសិន្ទុមានទទឹង១៩០ម៉ែត្រព័ទ្ធជុំវិញផងនោះ បង្កើតបានជារាងចតុកោណដ៏ធំមួយមានទំហំ១៥០០ម៉ែត្រគុណនឹង១៣០០ម៉ែត្រ គ្របដណ្តប់លើផ្ទៃដីប្រមាណជា៩ហិកតា។ លក្ខណៈ សំខាន់របស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត គឺសំណង់ជារាងសាជីជ្រុងមួយ តួប៉មប្រាំ ខ្វែងគ្នាដែលស្ថិតនៅចំកណ្តាលរោងទងព័ទ្ធជុំវិញជាច្រើនជាន់។ ការងារជួសជុលនិងពង្រឹងឡើងវិញ ត្រូវបានដំណើរការឡើងនៅក្នុងគម្រោងអន្តរជាតិដ៏ធំមួយ ដែល ទាក់ទងនឹងក្រុមការងារមកពីប្រទេសបារាំង សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក អាល្លឺម៉ង់ អ៊ីតាលី និងជប៉ុន។
CONSERATION ADN RESTORATION WAORK AT ANGKOR WAT
Angkor Wat, the largest and most beautiful of all Khmer temples, was built in the center of Angkor during the middle of the 12th century during the reign of King Suryavarman II. The entire structure of the temple, along with the 190-meter-wide moat surrounds it, forming a large rectangle measuring 1,500 meters by 1,300 meters, covering an area of approximately 9 hectares. The main feature of Angkor Wat is the pyramidal structure with five interlocking towers located in the center of the multi-story flag factory. Restoration work is implementing in a large international project involving teams from France, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan.

បុរាណវិទ្យា ការស្រាវជ្រាវ និងការអភិរក្ស

Bunthy

ភ្នាក់ងារទេសចរណ៍ប្រចាំការនៅប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម សហការជាមួយក្រុមការងារឥណ្ឌា ជួសជុលជណ្តើរឈើនៅចំណុចរោងទងទី៣នៃប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម-Tourism agents at Ta Prohm temple collaborate with the Indian restoration team to repair wooden stairs at Ta Prohm’s third gallery-02 November 2022

នៅថ្ងៃទី១ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២២ ភ្នាក់ងារទេសចរណ៍ប្រចាំការនៅប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម បានសហការជាមួយក្រុមការងារឥណ្ឌា លើការងារជួសជុលជណ្តើរឈើនៅរោងទងទី៣ ក្បែរច្រកទ្វារខាងកើត ចំណុចឡើងទស្សនាទេសភាពនៃប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម ដែលមានសភាពទ្រុឌទ្រោម។

Bunthy

បន្ទាប់ពីការជួសជុល តួប៉មចំនួន៩ក្នុងចំណោមតួប៉មចំនួន១២ នៃប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងលិចបានបង្ហាញខ្លួនជាថ្មី-Nine out of 12 towers of West Mebon temple have been restored-01 November 2022

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា សហការជាមួយនិងស្ថានទូតបារាំង ក្នុងការជួសជុលប្រាសាទបុរាណមេបុណ្យខាងលិច បានជួសជុលតួប៉មចំនួន៩ក្នុងចំណោមតួប៉មទាំងអស់ចំនួន១២ឱ្យលេចចេញរូបរាងឡើងវិញ

Bunthy

ចម្លាក់តោចំនួន២ នឹងយកទៅដាក់នៅកំពង់ទឹកផ្នែកខាងជើងស្ពានហាលមុខប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តឡើងវិញ ក្រោយពេលបញ្ចប់ការជួសជុល-Two lion statues will be placed on the central terrace of Angkor Wat’s causeway after the renovation is completed-28 October 2022

ចម្លាក់តោចំនួន២ មានទម្ងន់ប្រមាណជាង៣តោន កម្ពស់ជាង២ម៉ែត្រ ដែលយកពីកំពង់ទឹករបស់ស្ពានហាលផ្នែកខាងជើងនៃស្ពានហាលចូលប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តតាំងពីឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧ យកមករក្សាទុកនៅអភិរក្សដ្ឋានអង្គរ កំពុងត្រូវបានជួសជុលពង្រឹងឡើងវិញ បានប្រមាណ៩៥ភាគរយហើយ ដោយក្រុមអភិរក្សថ្មរបស់អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា។

Bunthy

ច្រាំងកសិន្ធុផ្នែកខាងជើងស្ពានហាល របស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តប្រវែង២០ម៉ែត្រទៀតនឹងបញ្ចប់ការជួសជុលនៅខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២២-The 20-meter-long embankment restoration project in the north of Angkor Wat’s causeway will be completed in November 2022-28 October 2022

ក្រុមការងាររបស់នាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា ឱ្យដឹងថា គម្រោងជួសជុលច្រាំងកសិន្ធុផ្នែកខាងជើងស្ពានហាលនៃប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត ប្រវែង២០ម៉ែត្រថ្មីទៀតអាចនឹងបញ្ចប់នៅមុនការគ្រោងទុក។

Bunthy

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាចាប់ផ្តើមជួសជុលច្រាំងកសិន្ធុអង្គរវត្តប៉ែកខាងត្បូងប្រវែង២៥ម៉ែត្របន្ថែមទៀត-APSARA National Authority restoring 25-meter embankment in the south of Angkor Wat’s causeway-25 October 2022

ក្រុមការងារនៃនាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យានៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បាននិងកំពុងចាប់ផ្តើមគម្រោងជួសជុលច្រាំងកសិន្ធុអង្គរវត្តប៉ែកខាងត្បូងស្ពានហាល ប្រវែងសរុប២៥ម៉ែត្របន្ថែមទៀត ខណៈដែលស្ថានភាពទីតាំងមានសភាពទ្រុឌទ្រោម និងស្រុតខ្លាំង។

Phirum

គម្រោងជួសជុលខ្លោងទ្វារខាងកើតប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្មសម្រេចបាន៣៥ភាគរយហើយ-35% of the restoration work of Ta Prohm’s East Gate completed-18 October 2022

គិតត្រឹមពាក់កណ្ដាលខែ តុលានេះ គម្រោងជួសជុលខ្លោងទ្វារខាងកើតប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម សម្រេចបាន៣៥ភាគរយហើយ ដោយបច្ចុប្បន្នក្រុមការងារកំពុងជួសជុលថ្ម និងដំឡើងកាំថ្មនៅផ្នែកខាងជើង ក្រោយផ្នែកខាងត្បូង និងដំបូល ជួសជុលបានប្រមាណ៥០ភាគរយ។

Nem Dy

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាបញ្ចប់ការងារជួសជុលកំពង់ទឹកខាងកើតប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន-APSARA National Authority to complete the restoration work of the Preah Khan temple’s eastern terrace -17 October 2022

ខឿនកំពង់ទឹកដែលស្ថិតនៅខាងកើតប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន គឺជារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធមួយក្នុងចំណោមរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធផ្សេងៗនៃប្រាសាទនេះ កសាងឡើងក្នុងរាជ្យព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧ ចន្លោះចុងសតវត្សទី១២ដល់សតវត្សទី១៣ ជាព្រះពន្លាជ័យ ឬកន្លែងសម្រាប់ព្រះរាជា

Bunthy

ខ្លោងទ្វារខាងកើតនៃអគារព្រះឥសូរក្នុងប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន គ្រោងនឹងបើកឱ្យភ្ញៀវទេសចរឆ្លងកាត់ឡើងវិញក្រោយបញ្ចប់ការងារជួសជុល-The East Gopura of Shiva Complex in Preah Khan temple to be reopened to tourists after the restoration-13 October 2022

ខ្លោងទ្វារអគារព្រះឥសូរដែលស្ថិតនៅជ្រុងឥសាននៃប្រាង្គកណ្តាលរបស់ប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន គ្រោងនឹងបើកឱ្យភ្ញៀវទេសចរដើរឆ្លងកាត់ឡើងវិញ បន្ទាប់ពីបានផ្អាកដំណើរការមួយរយៈពេល ដើម្បីធ្វើការងារជួសជុល។

Phirum

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាគ្រោងបិទផ្ទៃមុខអប្សរាដែលរបេះឡើងវិញពេលអាកាសធាតុអំណោយផល-APSARA National Authority plans to reattach the damaged apsara carving’s face-11 October 2022

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា តាមរយៈនាយកដ្ឋានជំនាញគ្រោងបិទផ្ទៃមុខអប្សរាដែលរបេះចេញពីរូបរាងឡើងវិញ នៅពេលអាកាសធាតុអំណោយផល ជារួមនៅពេលដែលទីតាំងថ្មដែលរបេះនោះស្ងួតល្អវិញ។

THE SITE IN TRANSITION

CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS
First of all, it should be noted that constant monitoring of monuments is ensured, following the indications on the Risk Map. In 2021 a MAINTENANCE UNIT for Conservation (which focuses more on the consolidation of the monuments than on the actual restoration, which is only used in the event of absolute necessity) had been set up. The program, implemented, follows the proposals and prescriptions made in the Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Experts of the ICC.
BAKONG Temple
a brick tower and, most recently, the south-eastern wall of the temple
LOLEI temple (brick temple) a tower and part of the esplanade (with surveys and excavations)
TANEI temple the east gate
TONLE SGNUOT the central tower
ANGKOR WAT
Several points in the main temple of Angkor (considered as a permanent worksite), such as the west gate of the temple (phase 2 of restoration work), the foundations of the entrance door to the east, or the Bakan tower
BANTEAY KDEI Temple the West gate (phase 1)
PREAH KHAN Temple
rehabilitation of the pier (on the BARAY North side)
TAKEO Bridge
on the Siem Reap River, also with private funding, the APSARA National Authority rehabilitated the ROHAT (traditional noria on the river)
In the middle of the historic SRAS SRANG basin (object of conservation and research, for many years), the APSARA National Authority, completed, with private funding (patrimonial patronage), the restitution of the temple which stood there (in the middle of the basin), according to the epigraphy and the archaeological archives of the EFEO. The monument was inaugurated by H.E MEN Sam An, Deputy Prime Minister of the Royal Government and H.E Dr. PHOEURNG Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts
BAYON Temple
(large central temple of the city of Angkor Thom), consolidation work on the 3rd Terrace, at the southwest corner of the Temple
RESTORATION WORKS IN 2020-2021 BY APSARA NATIONAL AUTHORITY
RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES
As is the rule in heritage environments, any major work (consolidation or restoration) requires prior checking of the archaeological soil. It is therefore often necessary to proceed with the development of historical and archaeological documentation and the implementation of archaeological surveys (while studying, if necessary, thanks to the archives, the surveys carried out in the past). The Department of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology, in charge of conservation work, makes sure to strictly follow this rule, along with its archaeologists.
This is how the investigations led, among others, to the following remarkable discoveries:
In the temple of ANGKOR WAT, (absolutely unprecedented in terms of archaeological research in this major temple), wooden structures in the middle of the North basin, and a sculpture of VISHNU in the ceiling, Likewise, in the area of the same Temple, to the west of PREAHPOAN, that of statues of BUDDHA, for the conservation of which (and sometimes, the restoration) is planned an international workshop bringing together specialists in the Conservation of stone sculptures,
ANGKOR WAT – DISCOVERY OF WOODEN STRUCTURES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH BASIN
during the restoration of the Gate of TAKAV (Angkor Thom) of a statue of a divinity with four faces, buried in the ground near the northeast corner of the gate,as well as a head of Deva (we recall that statues of Devas churning the “sea of milk, shooting a Naga, adorn all the doors of Angkor Thom),
Discovery of 3 lead turtles at the ELEPHANT TERRACE,
Discovery of a Head of LOKESVARAK at TA NEI,
Discovery of structural elements of the Temple of LOLEI, buried in the ground of the courtyard,
Discovery of structural elements of the monument that stood in the middle of the central island of the SRAS SRANG

CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN ANGKOR CONDUCTED BY INTERNATIONAL TEAMS

HER EXCELLCENCY DR. PHOEURNG SACKONA, MINISTER OF CULTURE AND FINE ARTS AND HIS EXCELLENCY PATRICK W MURPHY, THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CAMBODIA
As mentioned in the introduction, a number of international teams (members of the ICC) were able to remain in Angkor and continue the implementation of their programs, in liaison with the APSARA National Authority and informing the Ad Hoc Experts of the ICC


Archaeological Survey of INDIA (ASI) - Temple of TA PROHM;
World Monument Fund (WMF) - Temple of PHNOM BAKENG (Funded by the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh - signature on January 16, 2021 of an official agreement for the disbursement of funds);
SOPHIA University (JAPAN) in collaboration with APSARA, Works at the West Causeway of ANGKOR WAT;
Governmental Team of JAPAN, in collaboration with APSARA, JASA Project, Works at the BAYON Temple;
The team from the Republic of Korea (KOCHEF - Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, funded by KOICA), resumed its work both at the PREAH PITHU Temples (overlooking the Royal Palace) and (new project under implementation) the ELEPHANT TERRACE, a large retaining wall for the right-of-way of the Royal Palace from the time of Jayavarman VII);
France financially supports two important operations:
- Consolidation and restoration of the WEST MEBON Temple, now technically supported by the APSARA National Authority
- The training of 10 Cambodian in the field of 3D image photography of monuments (training provided by the French start-up ICONEM).
Governmental Team of JAPAN, in collaboration with APSARA, JASA Project, Works at the BAYON Temple;
The team from the Republic of Korea (KOCHEF - Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, funded by KOICA), resumed its work both at the PREAH PITHU Temples (overlooking the Royal Palace) and (new project under implementation) the ELEPHANT TERRACE, a large retaining wall for the right-of-way of the Royal Palace from the time of Jayavarman VII);