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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

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ក្រុមការងារខ្មែរនិងអាមរិក កំពុងជួសជុលជណ្ដើរ៥ថ្នាក់និងចម្លាក់តោនៅទិសខាងត្បូងនៃប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង​- The restoration team is restoring the southern stairs and the lion statues of Phnom Bakheng Temple- 15 July 2024

ក្រោមកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការរវាងអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ជាមួយអង្គការមូលនិធិប្រាសាទពិភពលោក (World Monument Fund) របស់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក កំពុងជួសជុលរចនាសម្ពន្ធជណ្តើរទាំង៥ថ្នាក់ទិសខាងត្បូងនៃប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង មកដល់ពាក់កណ្តាលឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះ ជួសជុលសម្រេចបានជណ្ដើរចំនួន៤ថ្នាក់ ចម្លាក់តោអមសងខាងជណ្តើរចំនួន៥ ហើយបន្តជួសជុលរចនាសម្ពន្ធជណ្ដើរចំនួន១ថ្នាក់ទៀត។

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ជណ្តើរ និងកម្រាលជុំវិញដំបូលទទឹក ភាគខាងកើត ខាងជើង និងខាងលិចរបស់ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ កំពុងដំណើរការជួសជុល-Stairs and floors around the eastern, northern, and western shrines of Neak Poan Temple are under restoration- 26 June 2024

ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេសនាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាអនុវត្តន៍គម្រោងជួសជុលជណ្ដើរ និងកម្រាលជុំវិញដំបូលទបង្ហូរទឹកខាងកើត ខាងជើង និងខាងលិចរបស់ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ ដែលកំពុងទទួលរងការខូចខាតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរឱ្យប្រសើរឡើងវិញ។

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អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ជួសជុល អភិរក្សប្រាសាទបាតជុំ ដំណាក់កាលទី៥-APSARA National Authority to implement the 5th phase of the Bat Chum Temple Restoration Project- 15 June 2024

ក្រុមការងាររបស់នាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យានៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា បន្តការងារជួសជុលប្រាង្គកណ្តាលនៃប្រាសាទបាតជុំ ក្នុងដំណាក់កាលទី៥។ ការងារជួសជុលនេះ បានចាប់ផ្ដើមតាំងតែពីពាក់កណ្តាលខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤។

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អ្នកជំនាញកំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណថ្មប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង ដែលធ្លាក់រាយប៉ាយដើម្បីជួសជុលប្រាសាទឡើងវិញ-Experts identify the scattered stones at Phnom Bakheng Temple to restore this temple- 12 June 2024

នៅការដ្ឋានជួសជុលប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញស្វែងរកថ្មប្រមាណ១០នាក់ រួមគ្នាប្រឹងប្រែងស្វែងរកថ្មទាំងនៅតាមបរិវេណប្រាសាទ និងនៅក្នុងព្រៃនៃជម្រាលភ្នំ ដើម្បីយកថ្មដែលចល័ចខុសពីតាំងដើមទាំងនោះមកជួសជុល និងរៀបចំផ្គុំនៅទីតាំងដើមឡើងវិញ។

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អ្នកជំនាញអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ធ្វើកំណាយស្រាវជ្រាវស្ពានហាលខាងកើតប្រាសាទបេងមាលា-APSARA National Authority to excavate the eastern causeway of Beng Mealea Temple- 11 June 2024

ក្រុមការងារបច្ចេកទេសនាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទនិងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងធ្វើកំណាយស្រាវជ្រាវទិន្នន័យបុរាណវិទ្យាទៅលើរចនាសម្ពន្ធរបស់ស្ពានហាលផ្នែកខាងកើតនៃប្រាសាទបេងមាលា ដើម្បីឈានទៅដល់គម្រោងជួសជុលនៅពេលខាងមុខ។

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អ្នកជំនាញអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា ជួសជុលខឿនជណ្ដើរ និងបង្កាន់ដៃនាគនៅជាន់ផ្ទាល់ដីរបស់ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត-Experts of APSARA Authority to restore the stairs and Naga balustrades on the ground floor of Angkor Wat- 07 June 2024

ពីពាក់កណ្ដាលខែឧសភា ដល់ដើមខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះ អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាបានចែកចាយ កូនឈើចម្រុះសរុប ៤,១០៥ដើម តាមស្ថាប័ន វត្តអារាម និងដល់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទូទៅ ដែលបានដាក់ពាក្យស្នើ យកទៅដាំនៅទីតាំងផ្សេងៗ។ កូនឈើដែលចែកចាយទាំងនោះរួមមាន៖

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ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេស អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរាធ្វើការជួសជុល ពង្រឹងជើងក្រោមប្រាសាទលលៃ-APSARA National Authority to repair and strengthen the lower structure of the Lolei Temple- 04 June 2024

ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេសនាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងធ្វើការជួសជុលពង្រឹងរចនាសម្ពន្ធផ្នែកខាងក្រោមជុំវិញតួនិរតី និងតួពាយ័ព្យប្រាសាទលលៃ ដែលមានសភាពទ្រុឌទ្រោមខ្លាំង។

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អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងជួសជុលពង្រឹងគ្រឹះប្រាង្គលេខ៥ របស់ប្រាសាទបាគង-APSARA National Authority is repairing and strengthening the 5th foundation of the Bakong temple- 04 June 2024

ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេសនៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងជួសជុលពង្រឹងគ្រឹះតួប្រាង្គលេខទី៥ របស់ប្រាសាទបាគងដែលមានសភាពទ្រុឌទ្រោម និងមានហានិភ័យឱ្យរឹងមាំឡើងវិញ។

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អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងជួសជុលរានហាល និងបង្កាន់ដៃនាគ នៅប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរ៉ែ- APSARA National Authority is repairing the terrace and the Naga balustrades at Banteay Samre temple-20 May 2024

ក្រុមអ្នកបច្ចេកទេសរបស់នាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សប្រាសាទ និងបុរាណវិទ្យា នៃអាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា កំពុងចាប់ផ្ដើមជួសជុលរានហាល និងបង្កាន់ដៃនាគ នៅប៉ែកខាងកើតនៃជ្រុងខាងលិចឆៀងខាងជើងរបស់ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរ៉ែ។

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);