26 August 2014
Cambodia
will file a request to assign Sambor Prei Kuk, a seventh-century temple of the
pre-Angkorian Chenla Kingdom, to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
Built by
Isanavarman I, Sambor Prei Kuk is the most important religious centre of the
pre-Angkorian era and is located in a quiet patch of forest in Kampong Thom province.
The ministry cultural heritage general director added the ministry first
conducted research on the temples in 1998 and a conservation plan was started
in 2001 in collaboration with Japan’s Waseda University, a project that will
continue until 2017.
Banteay
Chhmar Temple, Champei music, Khmer silk and Khol Drama are in the pre-listed
process for presentation to UNESCO in the future.
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