After Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Keo temples, we were now at our fourth stop on our trike tour around the Angkor archeological park.
Seeing such tall trees as you walk toward Ta Prohm should give you a hint to the role trees play here
After seeing so many of the temples being renovated with the financial support of Germany, Japan, China and France, finally I came across one that is being funded by India (since 2010)!
We entered Ta Prohm through here
Cambodians make use of these heritage ruins as backdrops for wedding photoshoots
Ta Prohm is yet another temple made on the orders of one of the Jayavarman kings but what really sets it apart from the other structures…
… is seeing these gigantic tree roots that have grown over the stones over the decades
Ta Prohm (or “Old Brahma”) was initially called Rajavihara. Whatever it was called then or now, Ta Prohm is more famous for being the temple in Angkor archeological park which has many trees whose roots have extended themselves around and through the gaps of the structures.
It’s what sets Ta Prohm apart from the rest
It’s really impressive a sight
Just to show you the scale
You can walk through some of the structures
Ventilation in the olden days
But large parts of Ta Prohm still remain in ruins
And you can see the renovation work happening. Happy to know Archeological Society of India is helping out with the efforts.
We made our way back out
Without the role the trees play, Ta Prohm would be just like the other structures in Angkor park
Angkor Wat is impressive, sure, but that’s just down to its sheer size. I honestly liked Ta Prohm the most thus far on our tour. But we still had one more temple to visit and that would be our last stop for the day.
