Shadow-splattered Ta Prohm is the ultimate Indiana Jones backdrop. Widespread root systems hold the crumbling towers and walls in a tight stranglehold. If Angkor Wat is a testament to the genius of the ancient Khmer, this temple is a reminder of the equally impressive power and fertility of the jungle. There is something almost poetic about the life cycle of this time-honored ruin: first mankind subjugated nature to build the temple in a comparatively short time, now nature is reclaiming the man-made-slowly but steadily.
Ta Prom was built 1186 and initially served as a Buddist temple.Read more
July 19, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C