Monday 19 December 2011

TA PROHM, TERRACES OF ELEPHANTS, LEPER KING, AND BAKHENG HILL

LESS KNOWN BUT EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE.

Restored entry tower fastened with steel cables.
Restored laterite stone perimeter wall

Unusual looking tree on the way to Ta Prom
Fallen stone blocks awaiting restoration.
Large fig tree root system holding together stone wall.

Inner enclosure entrance.

More stone blocks awaiting restoration.

The fig tree is left as it is to conjure a romantic aura as when the first explorers found the place.

The restorer's dilemma, disposing off the trees will cause the collapse of the monuments.




Entrance to the inner courtyards.

Collapsed roof of one tower.

Root system holding together the blocks. Steel scaffolds is also used to prop up both.

One of the few stone lintels still in its original position.

These stone blocks are the restorers' jigsaw puzzle.

Arguably the most photographed fig tree in Cambodia.

A minor temple at Ta Prohm



Terrace of the Elephants


Terrace of the Leper King.
Temple on the higher level. Bakheng Hill.
Towers on lower level.
Restoration work is still ongoing.
Angkor Wat can be seen in the far distance

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I come to your blog after a search for Ta Phrohm on google image and I must say you really have many awesome photographs here.

Keep up the good work, dude. Really like them. ^^