Ta Prohm - in Siem Reap, Cambodia

This is the part II of Ta Prohm which we visited during our recent visit to Siem Reap, Cambodia.





























Ta Prohm is worth exploration of its dark corridors and open plazas. This temple was one of Jayavarman VII's first major temple projects.Ta Prohm was dedicated to his mother. (Preah Khan , built shortly after Ta Prohm in the same general style, was dedicated to Jayavarman VII's father).

Ta Prohm was originally constructed as a Buddhist monastery and was enormously weathly in its time, boasting of control over 3000 villages, thousands of support staff and vast stores of jewels and gold. Of the monastic complex style temples, Ta Prohm is a superior example and should be included in almost any temple itinerary.

Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia

We visited Ta Prohm in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This is the first part of two parts of this Buddhist of Bayon style temple constructed between 12th century and early 13th century during the reign of Jayavarman VII.



Write-up of Ta Prohm



Entrance to Ta Prohm - a long walk into the jungle



Landmine victims playing classical Khmer music - donation welcome





See the roots of the huge trees







See how huge are the trees with the exposed roots





Of similar design to the later Jayavarman VII temples of Preah Khan and Banteay Kdei, this sprawling monastic complex is only partially cleared of jungle overgrowth.

Intentionally left partially unrestored, massive fig and silk-cotton trees grow fromthe towers and corridors offering a 'jungle atmosphere' and some of the best 'tree-in-temple' photo opportunities at Angkor.