The ancient city of Angkor used to be a capital of the ancient Khmer Empire of Cambodia and one of the largest cities in the world. This huge complex of buildings, covering about 600 square kilometers, was known far beyond the Khmer Empire until it was destroyed by Siamese troops in 1431.
Till the end of the XIXth century, more than 100 palaces and temples were concealed under the shadow of lush tropical forest, when a French naturalist Henri Mouhot rediscovered it for humanity. In year 1992 the whole territory of Angkor was taken under the protection of UNESCO.
Unlike most of the temples of Angkor, Ta Prohm has been largely left to the clutches of the living jungle. This atmospheric temple ended up being my favourite Angkor Wat temple and probably the reason I ended up trying to capture every inch on film.
Shrouded in dense jungle the temple of Ta Prohm conjures up an eerie yet also romantic aura. Fig, banyan and kapok trees spreading their gigantic roots over stones, probing between the walls, intertwining to form a roof over the structures. There are tree trunks twisting up amongst the stone pillars. The temple is held in a stranglehold of trees where stone and wood are clasped together by tree roots.
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wonderful photoblog, Janaline! informational and beautiful pictures! amazing and quite eerie.
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Thank you!! Angkor Wat is definitely filled with some very beautiful and eerie temples.
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Oh yeah! Cambodia lol.. I got fascinated with the pictures I forgot that it says Cambodia lol
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Thats ok, I agree it is a beautiful place and quite mezmerising
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OMG! This is so beautiful, where is this?
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Your pictures and narration bring back my memories of being there. Thank you for taking me to one of my favorite places, Janaline.
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You are more than welcome! It is such an amzing place right!?
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Those roots are astounding Janaline. I appreciate you capturing it from so many vantage points.
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And luckily there weren’t many people around that morning which made it so much easier to get some lovely photos.
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Spectacular…no wonder it’s one of your favourite places!
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I would love to go back again, maybe in spring when everything would be covered in green foilage. This amazing place is definitely one of the best places I havce ever had the opportunity to explore. And what made it so much more special is that I got to share this experience with my mom.
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What amazing photos!
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Thanks Christy!!
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A wonderful presentation! Great shots, and the first one is perfect! 🙂
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Thanks Resa! Had so much fun playing explorer while clambering over these ruins.
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Pretty special place. Incredible history. Thank you for sharing Janaline 🙂
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Its just sad that these amazing places were left to fall into ruins and for the jungle to start taking over again,
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Love the tree roots on the first photo.
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I love that it looks like the temple is emerging from the tree
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Would love to see that!
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Angkor Wat is filled with so many amazing temples, it is hard to choose a favourite but Ta Prohm is definitely one of my top favourites.
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So amazing and beautiful. I want to see Angkor Wat so bad.
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I do hope you get to go, it is amazing and you will love it!
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This one I have definitely been to. It’s fantastic wandering around there.. great pics and thanks for the reminder 😉
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It is an amazing temple right!? We had so much fun exploring all the nooks and crannies of this temple.
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theres no surprise that a lot of visitors consider this to be the best temple to visit at Angkor. What’s not to love?
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I have to agree with that, it is quite spectacular
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Some of these pictures look like they belong in a fantasy novel – especially the ones where the temple looks as if it is growing out of the tree.
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It felt like I was imerged in another world while clambering over the ruins and trying to capture the temple from every angle.
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Really brilliant work here. As photo essays go, this is one of my favorites.
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Thank you!!
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Definitely a deserved favourite of visitors to the temples of Angkor.
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We got there quite early so there werent many people around and this made exploring this temple one of my favourites.
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That definitely can make a difference to the atmosphere (not to mention the heat).
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adorable and amazing!!
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It is definitely one of my favourite places that I have explored.
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