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Built from 1186 and originally known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
Ta Prohm es un templo jemer de finales del siglo XII, ubicado en el complejo de Angkor (Camboya).
Denominado originalmente Rajavihara ("monasterio real"),1 el templo sirvió como monasterio budista, llegando a alojar al menos a 12.640 personas.2 En la actualidad la fama de este templo se debe al hecho de ser uno de los pocos monumentos que todavía no ha sido "rescatado de la selva", pues fue el templo elegido por la École française d'Extrême-Orient para mostrar el estado en el que se encontraban los templos de Angkor a finales del siglo XIX, cuando fueron descubiertos por los occidentales.1 A raíz de esta falta de intervención, el lugar ofrece una impactante combinación de ruinas y naturaleza que lo han convertido en una de las principales atracciones turísticas de Camboya.
Ta Prohm Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia is famous for the sprung trees (Tetrameles nudiflora) that grow over the structure; this image shows a famous one from the side opposite the roots, taken from the outside of the West Gate (see accompanying image for the view from the courtyard side). Ta Prohm was built in the 12th-13th C and abandoned in the 17th C with the fall of the Khmer empire, and has been left in much the same condition in which it was found. It was one of the locations for the filming of Tomb Raider. It is one of the most popular temples in Angkor Thom and a UNESCO Heritage Site.
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Face of a devata (female deity) visible through the roots of a tree. Taken in the ancient Khmer temple Ta Prohm, part of the Angkor Wat complex in the Cambodian province of Siem Reap.
Ta Prohm (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, pronunciation: prasat taprohm) is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara (in Khmer: រាជវិហារ). Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors#taprohmtemple . It’s also called the Lara Croft Tomb Raider Temple because the shooting of the movie happened here . Archeological Survey of India is helping restore this temple .
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Asia - Cambodia - Prasat Angkor Wat - Largest Khmer temple complex in world - UNESCO World Heritage Site - One of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia stretching over some 400 km2 containing magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th century - Ta Prohm Temple Lost in Jungle - Imposing temple that best merged with the jungle
Ta Prohm is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was built by King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most of the other Angkor temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. The trees growing out of the ruins are a distinctive feature of the temple for the modern visitor.
Ta Prohm was one of the first temples begun in Jayavarman VII's massive building program. The temple's modern name means "old Brahma", but the original name was Rajavihara (royal temple). It was centred on veneration of the king's family: the main image was modelled on his mother, while the two satellite temples in the third enclosure were dedicated to his guru (north) and his elder brother (south). Expansions and additions continued as late as the rule of Srindravarman at the end of the 13th century. The temple's stele recorded that the site was home to more than 12,500 people, with a further 80,000 in surrounding villages helping to supply the institution. The temple amassed considerable riches, including gold, pearls and silks.
After the fall of the Khmer empire, the temple fell into neglect for centuries. When the effort to conserve and restore the temples of Angkor began in the early 20th century, Ta Prohm was chosen by the École Française d'Extrême-Orient to be left largely as it was found as a "concession to the general taste for the picturesque" (Glaize). Glaize writes that this temple was chosen because it was, "one of the most imposing and the one which had best merged with the jungle, but not yet to the point of becoming a part of it - as but one specimen typical of a form of Khmer art of which there were already other models". Nevertheless much work has been done to stabilise the ruins and to permit access, in order to maintain "this condition of apparent neglect"
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D; ; Focal length: 18.00 mm; Aperture: 3.5; Exposure time: 1/30 s; ISO: 200
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Hordes of tourists passed through this place. Waited a while until they passed.
Lone Cambodian woman peeping from behind the far pillar adds perspective to the large roots of the silk-cotton tree.
Taken on Fuji Velvia with an Xpan and 45mm f4 lens.