Strangler fig trees and creeping lichens devour ruins at Ta Prohm, once home to hundreds of monks. To build their magnificent complexes, Angkor’s feudal rulers relied on revenue generated by rice growing.

See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Angkor Wat."

附生生活的无花果树和蔓延的地衣侵蚀着塔普伦寺遗址，这里曾是许多僧侣的家。吴哥的封建统治者依靠种稻收益来建造华丽的复合式建筑物。
更多图片请见2008年6月的“吴哥窟”特别报道。