Ta
Prohm is the modern name of a temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province,
Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early
13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Located approximately
one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East
Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana
Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta
Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found:
the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the
ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most
popular temples with visitors.
The temple of Ta Prohm was used as a location in the film Tomb Raider. Although the film took visual liberties with other Angkorian temples, its scenes of Ta Prohm were quite faithful to the temple's actual appearance, and made use of its eerie qualities
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