Restoration Work to Protect Sambor Prei Kuk’s Brick Temples

via Phnom Penh Post, 30 January 2024: The National Authority for Sambor Prei Kuk is set to commence annual preservation work on six temples within the Sambor Prei Kuk complex in February. Focusing on the complex’s unique brick structures, which predate the Angkor period, the work aims to prevent collapse and ensure their sustainability.

The National Authority for Sambor Prei Kuk (NASPK) is set to begin annual preservation work on six of the temples under its care in the Sambor Prei Kuk temple complex.

The authority’s Department of Archeology and Conservation will begin work next month.

NASPK director-general Phan Nady explained on January 30 that the work is carried out every year.

“It has to be done on a regular basis, as most of the temples we are protecting are built of brick, rather than the sandstone and laterite used for temples like Angkor Wat. Those can be repaired, but if the bricks fall and shatter, they cannot be restored,” he said.

Source: ​Sambor Prei Kuk repairs set to begin in February | Phnom Penh Post