Ta prohm Kel is located
on the way from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom, about 200 meters from the west entry
gate of Angkor Wat. It is a single small sandstone tower which sits on a low
base opening to the east. This temple was built in the late 12th century, during
the reign of king JayavarmanVII.
According to an inscription found in 1928, one
of the 102 hospitals built by king Jayavarman VII throughout the Kingdom. It has similar design and state of ruin to
the chapel of the hospital near Takeo Temple. The Buddhist themed carving on
the northern pediment is in fair condition and displays marks of vandalism
characteristic of the 13thcentury Hinduism resurgence.
The coarsely rendered
carvings on the interior of the temple are probably from a much latter period
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