Ta Som, Siem Reap

Name: Ta Som
Address: Grand Circuit Rd., Siem Reap, Cambodia

#11 among attractions in Siem Reap

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Ta Som is a small temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located north east of Angkor Thom and just east of Neak Pean. The King dedicated the temple to his father Dharanindravarman II who was King of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. The temple consists of a single shrine located on one level and surrounded by enclosure laterite walls. Like the nearby Preah Khan and Ta Prohm the temple was left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins. In 1998, the World Monuments Fund added the temple to their restoration program and began work to stabilise the structure to make it safer for visitors. ()

Local name: ប្រាសាទតាសោម Completed: XII centuryCoordinates: 13°27'53"N, 103°54'47"E

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Grand Circuit Rd.Siem Reap Cambodia

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Nearby attractions include: Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Banteay Kdei, Neak Pean.

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