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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladymaggic/sets/72157622437132950/ Ta Prohm
Siem Reap
Cambodia http://activeenglishspeaking.com
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When you see this image you
Think of Ta Prohm in Cambodia
It is more remembered for the overgrown
Roots of the Ficus Tree than
for anything else It’s a place where Nature took over http://activeenglishspeaking.com
Slide 3 : Ta Prohm is the modern name of a temple at Angkor,
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
near Tonle Bati, it was founded by the Khmer King
Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery
and university. http://activeenglishspeaking.com
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Slide 5 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com Ta Prohm is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style
largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Located
approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the
southern edge of the East Baray, it was built by King Jayavarman VII
as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most of the
other Angkor 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 o
ne of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors History Ta Prohm was one of the first temples begun in Jayavarman VII's
massive building program. The temple's modern name means "old Brahma",
but the original name was Rajavihara (royal temple). It was centred
on veneration of the king's family: the main image (of Prajnaparamita, t
he personification of wisdom, installed in 1186) was modelled on his
mother, while the two satellite temples in the third enclosure were
dedicated to his guru (north) and his elder brother (south). Expansions
and additions continued as late as the rule of Srindravarman at the end
of the 13th century. The temple's stele recorded that the site was home to
more than 12,500 people, with a further 80,000 in surrounding villages helping
to supply the institution. The temple amassed considerable riches, including gold,
pearls and silks.
Slide 6 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com After the fall of the Khmer empire, the temple fell into neglect
for centuries.
When the effort to conserve and restore the temples of Angkor
began in the early
20th century, Ta Prohm was chosen by the École Française d'Extrême-
Orient to be left largely as it was found as a "concession to the general
taste for the picturesque"
(Glaize). Glaize writes that this temple was chosen because it was,
"one of the most imposing and the one which had best merged
with the jungle, but not yet to the point of becoming a part of it –
as but one specimen typical of a form of Khmer art of which there
were already other models". Nevertheless much work has been done
to stabilize the ruins and to permit access, in order to maintain "this
condition of apparent neglect" (Freeman and Jacques).
Slide 7 : 802 AD - The Angkor period began in 802 AD, with the
ascension of Jayavarman II to the throne. He built an
empire that was to leave behind an incredible
archaeological heritage in the form of remarkable
monuments at Angkor. Suryavaran II built Angkor Wat
as a funerary http://activeenglishspeaking.com
Slide 8 : 1186 AD - Construction on Ta Prohm
began in 1186 AD. Originally known
as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King),
Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple
dedicated to the mother of King
Jayavarman VII. A rare inscription
at Ta Prohm provides statistics
on the temple's workers http://activeenglishspeaking.com
Slide 9 : 1220 - There are two great complexes of ancient temples in Southeast Asia including the Angkor temples. Completed in 1220 AD, the Khmer Kings ruled a vast domain from here stretching from Vietnam to China and the Bay of Bengal. Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm are arguably ...There are two great complexes of ancient temples in Southeast Asia including the Angkor temples. Completed in 1220 AD, the Khmer Kings ruled a vast domain from here stretching from Vietnam to China and the Bay of Bengal. Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm are arguably two of the most spectacular http://activeenglishspeaking.com
Slide 10 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com Other sites of interest near Siem Reap
include Angkor Thom built by Jayavarman
VII, Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, as well
as hundreds of other temple ruins.
Angkor, and the surrounding area
that would later become known as
Siem Reap, faced repeated invasions
from the Thais, and ceased to be
the capital after a seven-month
siege in 1431.
Slide 11 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com 1860 - Ta Prohm Ta Prohm is a quiet, sprawling,
jungle clad, monastic complex, made famous
by the Hollywood blockbuster 'Tomb Raider‘
. One of Jayavarman VII's first major temples
Ta Prohm has been intentionally left as it was
re-discovered by French explorers in 1860
… One of Jayavarman VII's first major temples
Ta Prohm has been intentionally left as it
was re-discovered by French explorers in
1860. The massive fig and silk-cotton trees
that grow from the towers and corridors are
testament to the destructive force of the jungle
and demonstrates the awesome power of nature.
Slide 12 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com The trees have taken over
The walls and have intruded
Into the Temple and the
Grounds.
Some of these trees would be
Over 1,000 years old
They have been here a long
Time
What stories they would tell
Slide 13 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com Ta Prohm, one of the temples at the ancient city of Angkor, was discovered...partly as it ... Monks and the old tree at Ta Prohm. CAMBODIA. Angkor Wat. 1998. Monks and the old tree at Ta Prohm. CAMBODIA. Angkor Wat.
Slide 14 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com The outside passages
Where the monks would
have walked.
They are cool and shaded
And there are seats for
Resting
There are carvings and
Statues along the walls
In niches and special
places
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Slide 16 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com The tree has grown over
The carving
A face looks out from
In the centre of the root
Slide 17 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com Nov 2002 - The conservation project has been started
as per the assurance of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India,
during his visits to Cambodia in April and November 2002,
on the request of the Royal Government of Cambodia for
India's assistance in Conservation and ...Expeditions Abroad
: The ASI has taken up the conservation project of Ta Prohm,
Cambodia under the ITEC programme of Ministry of External
Affairs with an outlay of Rs. 19.51 crore. The conservation
project has been started as per the assurance of the Hon'ble
Prime Minister of India, during his visits to Cambodia in April
and November 2002, on the request of the Royal Government
of Cambodia for India's assistance in Conservation and
Restoration of Prasat Ta Prohm.
Slide 18 : http://activeenglishspeaking.com This was one of the first areas
As you entered the Temple.
It was a teaching place where
Monks would meet.
The courtyard was enclosed
By walls with many carvings
There were stone seats for people
To sit on
This area was in good condition
And remodeled.
There was beautiful light here
And a very spiritual feeling
The roots of the trees have been
Left as they are, the trees
Guardians of the temple
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