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The Jungle Reclaims - Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia (2)

March 19th 2010 04:53
The magnificent and very beautiful Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia.
Lying in ruins, and invaded by trees, Ta Prohm is a wonderful example of how the jungle slowly reclaims it's lost territory.

For more information on Ta Prohm, see my last post.

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Trees Growing from the Ruins, Ta Prom, Cambodia

March 18th 2010 06:41
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Trees grow from the ruins of the Ta Prohm Temple


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Tree roots invading the structures at Ta Prohm Temple


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Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor, Cambodia.

This temple was built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries by Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Buddhist monastery and university.
After the fall of the Khmer empire in the 15th century, the temple lay abandoned for centuries. It has been left largely untouched, with work being done to stabilise the ruins, rather than restore them.

Of the trees growing out of the ruins, two species predominate:
the Silk-cotton tree (the larger) and the strangler fig (the smaller).

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Angkor Wat (4) Climbing the Tallest Tower

March 17th 2010 02:52
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The Steep Steps


Amidst the three rectangular galleries, in the magnificant temple of Angkor Wat, is the central tower with incredibly steep steps.

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Beautiful and intricate carvings can be found around the temple.


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A Monkey plays in the ruins.
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Angkor Wat (3) The Amazing Bas-Reliefs

March 16th 2010 06:09
The galleries of Angkor Wat bear a series of bas-reliefs (stone carvings) on their walls. These depict intricate large-scale scenes, mainly from the Hindu epics of the Tamayana and the Mahabharata.

The western gallery show the Battle of Lanka and the Battle of Kurukshetra


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The Great Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia (2)

March 15th 2010 02:45
The Great Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

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The Great Temple of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia (1)

March 14th 2010 06:36
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The Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia

The four towers of the temple are visible in this photo

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Angkor Thom - Temple of Faces (2)

March 13th 2010 02:45
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Angkor Thom - The Bayon Temple, Cambodia


More images from Angor Thom - The Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia


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Angkor Thom - Temple of Faces, Cambodia (1)

March 12th 2010 06:24
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Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple


Angkor Thom was was the last capital city of the Khmer Empire (Cambodia


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The Road to Tonle Sap Lake

March 11th 2010 06:46
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A child plays in her dwelling along the road to the Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap


The road between Siem Reap and the Tonle Sap Lake (Chong Kneas Village) in the dry season


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