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

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បញ្ចប់គម្រោងជួសជុលខឿនបាកាណប៉ែកអាគ្នេយ៍ នៃប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត- APSARA National Authority completes the restoration project of the southeast Bakan platform of Angkor Wat -09 January 2024

ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាដែលជួសជុលខឿនបាកាណ ប៉ែកអាគ្នេយ៍ នៃប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត ដំណាក់កាលទី៣ បញ្ចប់ជាស្ថាពរ។

Bunthy

ប្រទះឃើញចម្លាក់បដិមាថ្មភក់ចំនួន៦នៅខ្លោងទ្វារខាងត្បូងរបស់ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម-Six sandstone statues found at the Southern Gate of Ta Prohm -21 December 2023

ក្រុមការងារជូសជុលប្រាសាទបុរាណរបស់អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរានៅការដ្ឋានប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម បានប្រទះឃើញចម្លាក់បដិមាបុរាណធ្វើពីថ្មភក់ចំនួន៦ដុំនៅក្នុងការដ្ឋានដែលពួកគេកំពុងតែជួសជុល។

Bunthy

ការជួសជុលខ្លោងទ្វារខាងកើតនៃប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម ជួសជុលសម្រេចបាន៦០ភាគរយហើយ-Ta Prohm Temple’s Eastern Gate Restoration is 60% Completed -19 December 2023

ក្រុមការងារនៃកិច្ចសហការរវាងអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា និងឥណ្ឌាឱ្យដឹងថា គម្រោងជួសជុលខ្លោងទ្វារខាងកើតនៃប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្មនឹងបញ្ចប់នៅដើមឆ្នាំ២០២៤ខាងមុខនេះ។

Bunthy

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ធ្វើការជួសជុលស៊ុមទ្វារប្រាសាទបក្សីចាំក្រុង-APSARA National Authority repairs the door frame of Baksei Chamkrong Temple- 23 November 2023

ចាប់តាំងពីដើមខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បានជួសជុល ពង្រឹងស៊ុមទ្វារបញ្ចោតទាំងបីដែលសាងសង់ពីថ្មភក់របស់ប្រាសាទបក្សីចាំក្រុង ដែលទទួលរងការខូចខាតពុកផុយដោយកត្តាផ្សេងៗ ក្នុងគោលបំណងថែរក្សាប្រាសាទបុរាណដ៏មានតម្លៃនេះឱ្យបានយូរអង្វែងបន្តទៀត។

Bunthy

បង្កាន់ដៃនាគ និងខឿនជណ្តើរខាងត្បូងរបស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តនឹងបញ្ចប់ការជួសជុលនៅមុនដំណាច់ខែវិច្ឆិកាខាងមុខនេះ- Naga balustrades restoration project of Angkor Wat will be completed at the end of November- 20 November 2023

បុរាណវិទូនៃនាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទនិងបុរាណវិទ្យា លោក សយ សុភារិន្ទ ឱ្យដឹងថា រយៈពេលបីខែនេះ ក្រុមការងាររបស់លោក បានខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងជួសជុល បង្កាន់ដៃនាគ និងខឿនជណ្តើរផ្នែកខាងត្បូងរបស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តបានសម្រេចជាង៩០ភាគរយហើយ។

Bunthy

អ្នកជំនាញអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាធ្វើការជួសជុលបង្កាន់ដៃនាគនៅប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរ៉ែ- APSARA National Authority to restore the Naga balustrade at Banteay Samre temple- 11 October 2023

ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេសអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងជំរុញការងារជួសជុលបង្កាន់ដៃនាគប្រវែង៣៤ម៉ែត្រ នៅរោងទងទី១ ផ្នែកឦសានប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរ៉ែ ដែលទទួលរងការខូចខាតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ។

Bunthy

រចនាសម្ពន្ធមួយចំនួនរបស់ខ្លោងទ្វារប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត ប៉ែកខាងកើត កំពុងធ្វើការជួសជុល Some structures at the Eastern entrance of Angkor Wat are being repaired- 03 October 2023

ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញនៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងប្រឹងប្រែងយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ជួសជុលរចនាសម្ពន្ធមួយចំនួនរបស់ខ្លោងទ្វារប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត ប៉ែកខាងកើត ដែលរងការខូចខាតឱ្យប្រសើរឡើងវិញ។

Bunthy

អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បន្តជួសជុលបង្គាន់ដៃនាគ ខឿនផ្ទាល់ដីទិសខាងត្បូងប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត- APSARA National Authority continues to restore the Naga balustrades at the southern ground floor of Angkor Wat- 27 September 2023

ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញរបស់នាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បន្តជួសជុលបង្គាន់ដៃនាគប្រវែងជិត២០ម៉ែត្រទៅខាងកើត នៃជណ្ដើរខាងត្បូងរបស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តថែមទៀត ក្រោយបានពង្រឹងរចនាសម្ពន្ធខឿន និងផ្នែកក្បាលនាគរួចរាល់។

Bunthy

ការជួសជុល និងពង្រឹងខឿនបាកាណប៉ែកអាគ្នេយ៍ នៃប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត- Restoration and Consolidation of the Southeast Platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan Tower- 25 September 2023

មន្ត្រីជំនាញអភិរក្សថ្មរបស់នាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ឱ្យដឹងថា រហូតមកដល់ត្រឹមថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣នេះ ក្រុមការងារបច្ចេកទេសជួសជុលខឿនបាកាណរបស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត គឺបានជួសជុលពង្រឹងការខូចខាតផ្នែកខ្លះនៃខឿនថ្មឱ្យបានដូចដើមឡើងវិញ ដូចជា បានរុញថ្មដែលញែកចេញពីគ្នាឱ្យចូលជាប់គ្នាវិញ ពង្រឹងគ្រឹះឱ្យរឹងមាំ ដោយប្រើលោហជាតិអ៊ីណុកទាម ដើម្បីទប់លំនឹងនៅតាមទីតាំងដែលថ្មងាយនឹងរបេះ។

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);