Temples of Angkor
Some names I remember, most I have forgot

Tourists coming and sellers walking the other way.	The "Ta Prohm" temple was "was used as a location in the film Tomb Raider. Although the film took visual liberties with other Angkor temples, its scenes of Ta Prohm were quite faithful to the temple's actual appearance, and made use of its eerie qualities" (per Wikipedia).

"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 near Tonle Bati, 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 one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors".

"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, the 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".

"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).	The "Phnom Bakheng" is one of the most popular place to watch the sunset in Angkor-Wat.  As Lonely Planet writes, the whole affair has turned into a circus as thousands of tourists climb up the temple to view the sunset.  I have seen plenty of places in central Tokyo less crowded.

As Wikipedia writes, "Phnom Bakheng at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the form of a Temple mountain, dedicated to Shiva and built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of Yasovarman (from 889-910). It is nowadays a popular tourist spot for watching sunsets, also offering a good view of Angkor Wat lying amid the jungle some 1.5 km away to the southeast".	The sunset was beautiful, don't get me wrong, but some things are better enjoyed alone or with really good friends

After the sun went down, we stumbled down the wheelchair inaccessible temple and found our driver.	This was formerly a Chinese restaurant, and formed part of the old Chinatown in Angkor-Wat.

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