PHNOM PENH, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have been restoring the third gallery at the west side of Ta Prohm temple in the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia, an APSARA National Authority (ANA)'s news release said on Thursday.
Started last month, the one-year project has been carried out by ANA's archaeologists in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the news release said.
Chitranjan Kumar, head of the Ta Prohm temple restoration site for ASI, said the gallery was at risk of collapse and required urgent repairs.
"The project will focus on repairing and reinforcing the foundation, restoring broken stones, and ultimately reassembling them in their original positions," he said.
Built in the late 12th century under the reign of King Jayavarman VII, Ta Prohm is among the key temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park, which is the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian nation. ■
