Restoration of Pre Rup Temple’s East Gate Completed

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Restoration of Pre Rup Temple’s East Gate Completed

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Restoration of Pre Rup Temple’s East Gate Completed
AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2022 --
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The restoration of the east gate of Pre Rup Temple, conducted by the APSARA National Authority, was completed by the end of 2021, according to the authority’s press release.

The renovation of the southern part of the damaged east gate of the Pre Rup Temple started in February 2021, it added.

During nearly one year of the restoration work, the authority pointed out, the technical team carried out some important tasks, such as consolidating the lower structure, reinforcing the walls as well as restoring the cracked and decayed walls.
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The team is currently conducting a general clean-up on the site and examining other areas of the temple at high risk, said the press release.
- AKP

Pre Rup Temple
Pre Rup (/ˈprɛ ruːp/; Khmer: ប្រែរូប, Prê Rub [prae.ruːp]) is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman[1]: 116 [2]: 73–74 [3]: 361–364  and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre_Rup
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