Ta Prohm, Spring 2008

 

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The entrance towers of Ta Prohm are carved with four faces like the Hindu god Brahma.
Another view of the tower.
On the pathway to the temple we saw one of the landmine bands. The band members are all victims of the mine fields.
Another view of the landmine band.

The pathway to the temple was lined with trees.
Large trees and a bridge leading up to one of the outer walls.
A crumbling doorway. Ta Prohm was one of the temples that was entirely engulfed in jungle. A large number of trees still remain growing over the temple.
Ruins near the entrance.

Small decorative carvings that were probably once parts of windows and roof ornaments.
A doorway near the carvings.
Looking back to the pathway and the bridge.
This is the main entrance to Ta Prohm.

A closer look at part of the main entrance.
A roof that is still in very good shape.
A lone carving of people and horses sits on the ground.
The trunk of a giant tree in the temple complex.

Looking upward into the branches of the giant tree. It was very high.
Another look at the folds in the giant tree trunk.
A leaning wall.
A Naga.

A tree growing over a stone wall.
Another tree that has incorporated itself into the wall.
Monks walking the temple grounds. The one in the back is on a cell phone.
An area of the temple that is being reconstructed. It is supported with wood and it has bands around the tower.

A giant tree draped over a leaning wall. I don't know how these trees get to be this big growing on top of stone.
A hallway that ends in ruins.
Another hallway in ruins.
Worn Apsaras on the wall.

A walkway with some large cracks in it as well as a doorway that is being worked on.
Two Apsaras.
A roof with Nagas.
A decorated doorway.

A closeup of the figures and the plant designs.
A dark covered walkway.
Close pillars in the hallway.
A small doorway that is missing some of its roof.

Doorway carvings.
A center building in one of the courtyards.
Two Apsaras on a corner.
Worn corner carvings.

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