"...Ta Prohm reminds us of the awesome fecundity and power of the jungle.""Construction on Ta Prohm began in 1186 AD. Originally known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), it was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of King Jayavarman VII. It was described in one of the inscriptions that around 80,000 workers (including 2700 officials and 615 dancers) built this temple.
Great trees tower above Ta Prohm. The vines cleaved massive stones in two and spread over the top of temple ramparts especially at the strangulating root formation on the inside of the easternmost gopura (entrance pavilion). "Tomb Raider tree" (Lara Croft was filmed here) in the central sanctuary, where Angelina Jolie picked a jasmine flower and was sucked beneath the earth.
Visitors are no longer allowed to climb the 39 towers and corridors are impassable ...that's me underneath that massive tree.
source of info: sacred destinations / lonely planet
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