Ta Som

Ta Som
Inner gopura of Ta Som temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
ProvinceSiem Reap
DeityBuddhist (dedicated to Dharanindravarman II)
Location
LocationAngkor Thom
CountryCambodia
Ta Som is located in Cambodia
Ta Som
Location in Cambodia
Geographic coordinates13°27′52″N 103°54′46″E / 13.46444°N 103.91278°E / 13.46444; 103.91278
Architecture
TypeBayon
CreatorJayavarman VII
Completedend of 12th Century

Ta Som (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាសោម) 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 (Paramanishkalapada) 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.[1] In 1998, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) added the temple to their restoration program and began work to stabilise the structure to make it safer for visitors.[2]

  1. ^ Rooney, Dawn (1999). Angkor (3rd ed.). Odyssey Publications Ltd. pp. 190–191. ISBN 962-217-601-1.
  2. ^ "Ta Som". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

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