Ta Prohm, Spring 2008
Floral designs and animal carvings on the ground. |
Floral carvings and carvings that may be Garudas. |
Figure carvings over the doorway. |
A tree dominates a wall. |
Carvings on a building corner. |
A pretty Apsara. |
Giant tree roots draped over a covered walkway. This temple was used in the movie "Tomb Raider" because of all these trees. |
A slightly closer look at the tree roots. |
Corner Apsaras. |
A closer look at two Apsara faces. I like the one on the right. |
Some of the trees had these funny "growths" on them. They may have been beehives or hornet nests. |
A partially covered walkway with rubble at the bottom. |
Another large tree sits on top of a building and pushes down on the roof. |
A closer look at the tangled tree roots. |
An Apsara. |
Two corner Apsaras. |
A small Apsara up above on a tower. |
A wall with many weathered Apsaras. |
Tree roots cover a doorway. |
If you look closely an Apsara face peeks out from behind the tree roots. |
A close shot of the face. |
One of the buildings in the middle of the temple complex. |
A guardian. |
A doorway with spiral carvings. |
Rubble lies at the bottom of an area that is under reconstruction. |
An Apsara. |
A large tree that is both crushing and holding together the wall. |
Another look at the same tree. |
A doorway near the tree. |
A closer look at an Apsara by the door. |
A giant, thick, tree root. |
This tree root pours down the side of the wall and travels along the stones like a snake. |
This is another view of the tree root. |
Several trees lay over a wall. |
People carvings. |
A giant tree drapes over a building. |
A darker view of the same picture, but you can see the leaves of the tree above in this one. |
A closeup of the tree roots. |
Tree roots climb over windows. |
A building with rubble in front. |