APSARA National Authority Continues to Repair and Reassemble Naga Balustrade at Banteay Samre Temple

via Cambodian Ministry of Information, 25 July 2023: The stone conservation team of the APSARA National Authority has been working on repairing a 24-meter-long Naga balustrade at the Banteay Samre Temple for almost two months, aiming to enhance the temple’s value by preserving the original stones as much as possible.

Mr. Long Nary, head of the stone conservation team from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology, explained that the restoration work of the Naga balustrade at the Banteay Samre Temple had been underway for nearly two months. The team has collected small and large pieces of the original Naga balustrade in as many places as possible, trying not to replace them with new stones.

Technicians explain that the use of new pieces of stone can only be done where the main point is missing and unless the original pieces cannot be found.

Source: APSARA National Authority Continues to Repair and Reassemble Naga Balustrade at Banteay Samre Temple – ក្រសួងព័ត៌មាន