Restoration of Parts of Phnom Bakheng Temple Progresses Well

The assigned restoration team is making significant progress in re-erecting the southern stairs and lion statues of Phnom Bakheng Temple. According to a statement released by the APSARA National Authority on July 15, the work is a collaboration between the authority and the New York-headquartered World Monument Fund. Mr. Van Va, the head of the Phnom Bakheng Temple site, updated that the restoration on the five-level staircase structure is now 80 percent complete as of mid-2024. Only five of the twelve lion statues have been repaired so far as others have been severely damaged, he added. The lion statues were previously restored during the French era. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse