A view of one of the famous tree's (Tetrameles nudiflora) growing in, through and around the buildings at the Ta Prohm temple complex, Angkor.
Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple at Angkor 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 is 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. Tetrameles is a genus of flowering plants in the family Tetramelaceae with one species, Tetrameles nudiflora. It grows as a large deciduous tree and is found across southern Asia from India through southeast Asia, Malesia, and into northern Australia.
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Location: Angkor Complex, Near Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Photo credit: © Paul Springett 05 / Alamy / Afripics
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