Ta Prohm, Siem Reap: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Ta Prohm is a 12th-century Buddhist monastery in the Angkor complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia, built under King Jayavarman VII and largely left as found, with massive silk-cotton and strangler fig trees growing through the stone walls. The temple originally housed over 12,000 people, including 18 high priests and 615 dancers, according to a Sanskrit inscription. The French conservation authority EFEO decided to leave the jungle largely intact rather than fully restore the structure. Ta Prohm gained wider fame as a filming location for the 2001 movie Tomb Raider. is just one of many options in Siem Reap. Major attractions worth considering include Banteay Srei, Phnom Bakheng, and Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB).