Cambodia — Day 1: Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia — part 1 of 2

Where was Indiana Jones?

September 2015

Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម) was another temple built by Jayavarman VII (1181–1218 A.D.).

Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម) looked more like the type of temple I was expecting to see in Angkor. The temple collapsed, partially ruined, and slowly being taken over by the jungle.

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Photo by Author — entrance at Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia

Photo by Author — main approach to — Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia — note the tree growing out and over the ruin

It was remarkable how the trees were growing around and slowly consuming the temple. The roots and the trunks of the trees looked like water that had flowed over the ruins and then become frozen.

Photo by Author — a tree growing over the temple — Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia

When I looked at the temple, I wondered how much longer it would be around. The weight of the trees on the stonework, and the roots forcing their way into the cracks, must be causing a lot of damage to the structure.