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Featured Project: Banteay Chhmar

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The temple complex of Banteay Chhmar was commissioned by the 12th Century Khmer King Jayavarman VII (AD 1181-1219) in honor of four army generals and his son, the Crown Prince Indravarman. In the 1990s, the site became a favored target of looters, resulting in more than 50 square meters of bas-reliefs and countless pieces of statuary being stolen from the temple site.

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