{"id":22987,"date":"2026-05-17T21:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/?p=22987"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:03:51","slug":"emergency-restoration-of-millennium-old-temple-completed-in-cambodias-angkor-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2026\/05\/17\/emergency-restoration-of-millennium-old-temple-completed-in-cambodias-angkor-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Restoration of Millennium-Old Temple Completed in Cambodia\u2019s Angkor Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CAMBODIA, March 10,  2026 (Khymer Times): Archaeologists have completed the emergency restoration of the early 10th-century Baksei Chamkrong temple in Cambodia\u2019s famed Angkor Archaeological Park after parts of the structure were at risk of collapse, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release yesterday. Put Soth, head of the Baksei Chamkrong restoration site, said the team had reinforced the Hindu temple\u2019s most vulnerable sections, ensuring the historic monument will remain stable and preserved for generations. The most critical areas included the roof and the inner walls of the upper sanctuary, he said, adding that the roof had suffered severe deterioration due to decayed bricks and that stones had fallen twice during last year\u2019s rainy season. \u201cAlthough the restoration work has been completed, the scaffolding will remain temporarily in place to allow experts to continue monitoring the condition of the mortar and cracked stones, ensuring the long- term durability and safety of the structure,\u201d he added.<br><br>The project demonstrates the growing capability of Cambodian experts in preserving national cultural heritage, he said, adding that additional restoration work may be conducted in the future, particularly on the tower, stairways, and surrounding walls. The emergency stabilisation and restoration project for Baksei Chamkrong Temple began in October 2025 and concluded in May 2026. Made of bricks, laterite and sandstone, the Baksei Chamkrong temple, which is more than 1,000 years old, stands on a four-tiered laterite platform with a total height of 96 feet. It is one of the major temples in the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Siem Reap province, which is home to 91 ancient temples built between the ninth and 13th centuries. <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khmertimeskh.com\/501894842\/emergency-restoration-of-millennium-old-temple-completed-in-cambodia-s-angkor-complex\/\">https:\/\/www.khmertimeskh.com\/501894842\/emergency-restoration-of-millennium-old-temple-completed-in-cambodia-s-angkor-complex\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMBODIA, March 10, 2026 (Khymer Times): Archaeologists have completed the emergency restoration of the early 10th-century Baksei Chamkrong temple in,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22992,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987\/revisions\/22992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}