Ta Som

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Ta Som is a 12th-century Bayon-style Buddhist temple in Cambodia’s Angkor complex, known for its serene ruins overgrown with massive tree roots.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ta Som canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Angkor temple ⓘ
Buddhist temple ⓘ
historical ruin ⓘ
accessFrom Siem Reap city ⓘ
linked to: Siem Reap Province
architecturalPlan single-level temple layout ⓘ
associatedDynasty Khmer Empire ⓘ
builtBy Jayavarman VII ⓘ
builtFor King Jayavarman VII ⓘ
linked to: Jayavarman VII
builtInCentury 12th century ⓘ
conservationStatus partially restored ⓘ
conservationWorkBy APSARA Authority ⓘ
World Monuments Fund ⓘ
constructionPeriod late 12th century ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Buddha ⓘ
hasDecoration bas-reliefs ⓘ
lintel carvings ⓘ
hasEnclosure inner enclosure ⓘ
outer enclosure ⓘ
hasFeature Bayon-style face towers ⓘ
linked to: Bayon temple

causeway ⓘ
central sanctuary ⓘ
devata carvings ⓘ
enclosing wall ⓘ
gopura ⓘ
library buildings ⓘ
moat ⓘ
tree-root overgrown gate ⓘ
hasTower central tower ⓘ
face tower at east gate ⓘ
face tower at west gate ⓘ
inscriptionStatus few surviving inscriptions ⓘ
locatedIn Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
Siem Reap Province ⓘ
locatedNear Angkor Thom ⓘ
Neak Pean ⓘ
Preah Khan ⓘ
material laterite ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
nearRoad Grand Circuit of Angkor ⓘ
notableFor picturesque eastern gate with strangler fig ⓘ
serene ruins overgrown with massive tree roots ⓘ
numberOfEnclosures 3 ⓘ
orientation east-west ⓘ
partOf Angkor complex ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
style Bayon style ⓘ
linked to: Bayon temple
tourism popular tourist attraction ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1992 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Angkor World Heritage Site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jayavarman VII → built → Ta Som ⓘ
Neak Pean → near → Ta Som ⓘ