A team of temple restoration specialists spent about six months repairing 27 meters of laterite wall along the northern part of the west side of Ta Prohm Temple. The work began in February.
According to the APSARA National Authority, restoration of the 27 meters of laterite wall along the northern part of the west side of Ta Prohm Temple was complete by early August 2025. The project was a collaboration between the APSARA National Authority and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Chitranjan Kumar, head of the Ta Prohm Temple restoration site, said the project restored and reinforced two sections of the temple’s third enclosure wall, one 10 meters long and the other 17 meters. He attributed the damage to age, a long lack of maintenance and plant roots. Some parts had collapsed and others were leaning and unstable, requiring restoration in line with recommendations from ICC-Angkor/Sambor Prei Kuk.
Kumar added that after six months of work, both sections, totaling 27 meters, had regained their strength. He said the repairs made the wall safer, improved its appearance and enhanced the visitor route while helping preserve a part of Ta Prohm’s structure that had long been damaged.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
