Banteay Chhmar Restoration Plan | Heritage Watch - Preserving thePast, Enriching the Future

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MARCH 24TH - The Cambodia Daily reported on March 25, 2008 that
a four-year plan to restore Banteay Chhmar temple was put into action under a cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and US-based Global Heritage Fund. GHF has contributed US$280,000 for 2008 and pledged to continue the funding in appropriate amount for the remaining three years. Culture Ministry Director General Ok Sophon said a full restoration of the 12th-century temple and its surrounding wall of bas reliefs will take about 20 years. The temple greatly sufferred during the war time and from later looting which resulted in a loss of more than 50 square meters of bas-reliefs and countless pieces of statuary. More guards will be added to prevent looting according to the plan, said Banteay Meanchey deputy governor Ou Lundy.

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