Tag: <span>ta prohm</span>

Date: 13 May 2018

After Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Keo temples, we were now at our fourth stop on our trike tour around the Angkor archeological park.

Ta Prohm tree Siem Reap — Seeing such tall trees as you walk toward Ta Prohm should give you a hint to the role trees play here

Ta Prohm India funding restoration — 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)!

Ta Prohm entrance Siem Reap — We entered Ta Prohm through here

Ta Prohm wedding shoot Siem Reap — Cambodians make use of these heritage ruins as backdrops for wedding photoshoots

Ta Prohm temple Siem Reap — 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…

Ta Prohm tree roots — … 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.

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