Ta Som
A small Buddhist temple northeast of Angkor Thom, built at the end of the 12th century for Jayavarman VII. Its eastern gateway is famously held in the roots of a giant tree.
- Where
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.4645, 103.9128
Get the Ta Som stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ta Som. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Siem Reap volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ta Som
Neak Pean 2.0 km
A Buddhist temple on a circular island in the Jayatataka Baray, built in the 12th century by Jayavarman VII. A small shrine stands at the centre of a pool surrounded by four smaller pools, reached by a wooden causeway.
East Mebon 2.1 km
A 10th century temple built under Rajendravarman on an artificial island in the middle of the East Baray. The baray is now dry, but stone elephants still stand at the corners of its tiers.
Ta Nei 3.3 km
A late 12th century stone temple near the northwest corner of the East Baray, the large holy reservoir of Angkor. It was built under King Jayavarman VII and sits on a quiet forest path, with moss covered towers that few tour groups reach.
Pre Rup 3.3 km
A Hindu temple mountain built in 961 or 962 as the state temple of King Rajendravarman. Its steep laterite and brick tiers and five towers make it a favourite place to watch the evening light.
Srah Srang 3.8 km
A rectangular reservoir at Angkor, just east of Banteay Kdei, dug in the 10th century and enlarged under Jayavarman VII. Its sandstone landing stage on the edge of the water is a quiet spot for sunrise.
Ta Keo 4.0 km
A temple mountain east of Angkor Thom, probably the first at Angkor built wholly of sandstone. Work began around the year 1000 and was never completed, so its tall towers stand bare of carving.
Ta Prohm 4.2 km
A temple about one kilometre east of Angkor Thom, built in the late 12th century as a Buddhist monastery. It has been left largely as it was found, with huge silk cotton and strangler fig trees growing over its galleries and towers.
Banteay Kdei 4.2 km
A Buddhist temple southeast of Ta Prohm, built mostly in the late 12th century under Jayavarman VII. Its name means Citadel of Monks' Cells, and its mazelike galleries are partly ruined and overgrown.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Siem Reap
Questions
Where is Ta Som?
Ta Som is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Neak Pean (2.0 km), East Mebon (2.1 km), Ta Nei (3.3 km).
How do I get the Ta Som stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ta Som and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Siem Reap volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ta Som before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Siem Reap volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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