Our itinerary today was designed to include many of the lesser known and visited temples of the Angkor archaeological park since we were due to visit the more major ones over the following days. All these sites would be major attractions in their own right anywhere else, but in Angkor there is simply too much for the regular visitor to take in, but since we're not regular visitors we aimed to try our best regardless!
Our fifth stop was Ta Som, one of Angkor's smaller temples which dates back to the 12th century.
The temple sits within an enclosure of laterite walls with striking 'face towers' over the main gates. The main shrine is much more compact than the other sites we visited and consists of a central group of towers and corridors. There is however much intricate figurative carving adorning the walls with many serene apsara figures smiling back at the viewer.
The temple ruins are quite picturesque owing to how close the surrounding jungle seems to get to it here. The site itself takes less time to explore than many of Angkor's sprawling temple sites but is a rewarding place to visit with much charm and beauty nonetheless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Som
Tags: Angkor Cambodia Ta Som temple ruins ancient Khmer architecture
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Our itinerary today was designed to include many of the lesser known and visited temples of the Angkor archaeological park since we were due to visit the more major ones over the following days. All these sites would be major attractions in their own right anywhere else, but in Angkor there is simply too much for the regular visitor to take in, but since we're not regular visitors we aimed to try our best regardless!
Our fifth stop was Ta Som, one of Angkor's smaller temples which dates back to the 12th century.
The temple sits within an enclosure of laterite walls with striking 'face towers' over the main gates. The main shrine is much more compact than the other sites we visited and consists of a central group of towers and corridors. There is however much intricate figurative carving adorning the walls with many serene apsara figures smiling back at the viewer.
The temple ruins are quite picturesque owing to how close the surrounding jungle seems to get to it here. The site itself takes less time to explore than many of Angkor's sprawling temple sites but is a rewarding place to visit with much charm and beauty nonetheless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Som
Tags: Angkor Cambodia Ta Som temple ruins ancient Khmer architecture
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Our itinerary today was designed to include many of the lesser known and visited temples of the Angkor archaeological park since we were due to visit the more major ones over the following days. All these sites would be major attractions in their own right anywhere else, but in Angkor there is simply too much for the regular visitor to take in, but since we're not regular visitors we aimed to try our best regardless!
Our fifth stop was Ta Som, one of Angkor's smaller temples which dates back to the 12th century.
The temple sits within an enclosure of laterite walls with striking 'face towers' over the main gates. The main shrine is much more compact than the other sites we visited and consists of a central group of towers and corridors. There is however much intricate figurative carving adorning the walls with many serene apsara figures smiling back at the viewer.
The temple ruins are quite picturesque owing to how close the surrounding jungle seems to get to it here. The site itself takes less time to explore than many of Angkor's sprawling temple sites but is a rewarding place to visit with much charm and beauty nonetheless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Som
Tags: Angkor Cambodia Ta Som temple ruins ancient Khmer carving
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Our itinerary today was designed to include many of the lesser known and visited temples of the Angkor archaeological park since we were due to visit the more major ones over the following days. All these sites would be major attractions in their own right anywhere else, but in Angkor there is simply too much for the regular visitor to take in, but since we're not regular visitors we aimed to try our best regardless!
Our fifth stop was Ta Som, one of Angkor's smaller temples which dates back to the 12th century.
The temple sits within an enclosure of laterite walls with striking 'face towers' over the main gates. The main shrine is much more compact than the other sites we visited and consists of a central group of towers and corridors. There is however much intricate figurative carving adorning the walls with many serene apsara figures smiling back at the viewer.
The temple ruins are quite picturesque owing to how close the surrounding jungle seems to get to it here. The site itself takes less time to explore than many of Angkor's sprawling temple sites but is a rewarding place to visit with much charm and beauty nonetheless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Som
Tags: Angkor Cambodia Ta Som temple ruins ancient Khmer architecture
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Our itinerary today was designed to include many of the lesser known and visited temples of the Angkor archaeological park since we were due to visit the more major ones over the following days. All these sites would be major attractions in their own right anywhere else, but in Angkor there is simply too much for the regular visitor to take in, but since we're not regular visitors we aimed to try our best regardless!
Our fifth stop was Ta Som, one of Angkor's smaller temples which dates back to the 12th century.
The temple sits within an enclosure of laterite walls with striking 'face towers' over the main gates. The main shrine is much more compact than the other sites we visited and consists of a central group of towers and corridors. There is however much intricate figurative carving adorning the walls with many serene apsara figures smiling back at the viewer.
The temple ruins are quite picturesque owing to how close the surrounding jungle seems to get to it here. The site itself takes less time to explore than many of Angkor's sprawling temple sites but is a rewarding place to visit with much charm and beauty nonetheless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Som
Tags: Angkor Cambodia Ta Som temple ruins ancient Khmer architecture
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