This is a struggle between Temple and the Jungle.
The place of action is Cambodia, time—our days.
Initially the Temple was winning.
The Temple inclined the tree, and the tree lost its balance, broke, and fell. But a son of the tree wrapped the Temple with his strong, young legs, and gradually began to break the backbone of the Temple.
People of Cambodia help to the Temple. They cut down trees, but with this, the Temple loses a big part of its unique look: the Temple and its killer.
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Those tree roots are very impressive!
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This is a part of the uniqueness of the Cambodian temples.
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Combined with those ancient rocks, it’s a fantastic sight.
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There’s something incredibly beautiful about nature wrestling its way back into dominance over a ruin.
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You’re absolutely right. Ruins would lose a big part of their charm without these trees.
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Wow! What an amazing place… I think I must try and get there sometime…
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Of course, you must.
Thank you.
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Ta Phrom temple is one of my favorite temples I like visiting. Wish I could have time visit it again.
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Agreed. The same with me.
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Love your photos of Angkor Wat. Unfortunately it was grey and unbeilevably crowded when I visted last month. Personally, I enjoyed Wat Phou in soutern Laos more, a temple complex actually older then Angkor Wat. There’s a post about it here on my blog: http://eastofelveden.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/wat-phou.
Laurence Mitchell
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For this reason, Angkor Wat was the last point of our temple tour in Cambodia. We don’t like other tourists 🙂
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Incredible pictures. Heading to cambodia in a few weeks and can’t wait to see this!! Did you do a tour of the temple? Or is it easy enough to see yourself?
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We chose temples and saw them without any help.
Lucky trip to you!
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Fascinating! Cambodia has such a rich archaeological history
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Oh, yes, as Europe too.
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I must go do a SE Asia trip! Your pictures look amazing!!
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Of course, you should!
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Hi Victor, I’ll be going to Cambodia next week. Do you have any recommendations besides Angkor Wat?
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Hi Shiv.
Yes I have.
Make Angkor Wat your last point. There are so many tourists every day.
Visit every of these temples – Beng Mealea, Ta Keo, Ta Phrom, and Bayon – at sunrise to be first and alone with a temple.
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I absolutely loved Cambodia, and the temples at Angkor are incredible. Ta Prohm is divine – the ongoing struggle between man and nature expressed there is beautiful. Must go back!
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This is fascinating!
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Without any doubt.
Thank you.
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Beautiful photos of an astonishing sight. This is something I would love to see for myself! Thank you.
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Thank you.
I wish you to realize it.
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Beautiful photographs! I would love to see this in person one day!
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I hope you will.
Thank you.
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Amazing! I love it.
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Many thanks.
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Wow!!! The temple is still gorgeous, despite being ‘beaten’ by plants. I hope I can visit Cambodia and nearby Asian countries in the future! Great photos, by the way.
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I hope too. And good luck!
Thank You.
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I wish I could afford a trip to Cambodia 🙂 Beautiful!
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You could. I’m sure!
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These photos are beautiful and breathtaking.
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The object is breathtaking. 🙂
Thank you.
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Fascinating place…Cambodia is on my list too..
superb photos..
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Hurry up!
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Amazing photos! Wow that tree is so cool the way it twists around.
Great post
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Thank You 🙂
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Great photos!
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Thank you.
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Why am I not an archaeologist? ))
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You are, but at heart.
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