Localisation

East of Angkor Thom (Look map "Angkor complex")

Style

Late Angkorian Period –Bayon art style

Construction - Inauguration

End of 12th century – Divinities installation in 1186

Initiator

Jayavarman VII in honour of his mother

Dedication

 

At the origin and in a spirit of broad tolerance, this temple contained 260 divinities to bring together local animist gods and Hindu gods as well as the bodhisattvas of the Mahayana Buddhism.

Visit

Une heure ou beaucoup plus pour apprécier son attrait « romantique » incomparable.

Caracteristics

• This temple has been left untouched to show an example of the appearance of the Khmer Monuments when they were “discovered” in the 19rh century and because the roots are now the support of the monument.
• The temple was surrounded by a wall of 3km long to accommodate the 12640 inhabitants mentioned in the temple’s inscriptions.

Comments

• Invaded by the roots of giant banyan trees and ficus religiosa, the atmosphere of this temple has inspired a lot of writers
• The complexity of the construction - inaugurations and of the galleries as well as the bad state of the monument requires the escort of a guide.
• If you just have time to visit a few temples in the Angkor complex, Ta Prom could be the first one, before the Bayon and Angkor Wat