Tree tuesday - Tomb raider
Hi Steemians
Keeping with the jungle theme, and to compliment my latest travel post I have decided to go a little hollywood today with this remarkable expression of nature vs civilisation!
Ta Prohm aka “The Tomb Raider Temple"
ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម
Picture taken on a Cannon S95
This Mahayana Buddhist monastery/university is one of the only temples that can be seen at the Angkor complex which has been left to let nature run its course, and its made a pretty spectacular scene.
There are two main species of tree that have consumed the temple however sources disagree on their identification. The larger is either the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) or thitpok Tetrameles nudiflora [Dehra Dun 2008], and the other is either the strangler fig (Ficus gibbosa) or gold apple (Diospyros decandra) [Freeman and Jacques].
And yes… its nicknamed the tomb raider temple for a reason!!!
p.s you can check out my latest travel post here :)
https://steemit.com/travel/@the-sassy-owl/tomb-raider-eat-your-heart-out
References:
- https://middlesavagery.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/jolie_angkor .jpg
- Dehra Dun, "ASI to conserve trees at Cambodian temple", 13 June 2008, The Tribune, Chandigarh, India, accessed 2009-05-09
- Freeman and Jacques, p.137
A fascinating contrast between the structured form of the temple and the free flowing shape of the tree. Very nice.
:D Thanks dude! took these pictures a while back so not my fav but yeah love the subject matter lol! and meh its tree tuesday!!!! :D :D
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Nature will ALWAYS take back what is hers.
We are simply visitors where we live.
So true dude!! Thanks for the comment :)
Nice!
Thanks dude! :)
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The temples that were overrun by the trees were my favorite, for sure.