Ta Phrom Temple and the Yeah Pean Temple

Ta Phrom Temple and the Yeah Pean Temple. Both offer some interesting bas-reliefs in reasonably good condition. The laterite temple of Ta Prohm was built by King Jayavarman VII (ruled 1181-1201) during the same period that Bayon and Angkor Thom in Siem Reap were constructed. The main sanctuary consists of five chambers with in each is a lingam. It is thought that via a network of waterways Ta Prohm was an important trading port linking the Angkor temples of Siem Reap in the north to the southern ports in Vietnam. But the enduring image of Ta Phrom has to be the huge, gnarled tree root that has spread its tentacles all around the temple and seems to be plucking it from its ancient moorings.