via Khmer Times, 27 January 2023: The APSARA National Authority, in collaboration with the GIZ, has begun the restoration of Banteay Samre in Siem Reap marking the start of the project with a ceremony.
The APSARA National Authority, in collaboration with the GIZ of Germany, has kick-started the restoration of the terrace of the Banteay Samre Temple in Siem Reap province.
A religious ceremony was held on the afternoon of January 25 for the success of the restoration project, according to the authority.
Long Nary, a stone conservation expert of the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology, said that the ceremony was aimed at obtaining permission from the owner of the sacred land, which maintains the eastern terrace of Banteay Samre Temple, to avoid any accident during the restoration process.
Source: Restoration of Banteay Samre Temple’s terrace starts – Khmer Times