The roots of a giant silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) embrace the 12th century ruins at Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia. This temple, dedicated by King Jayavarman VII in 1186 in honour of his mother, was deliberately left by French archeologists as it was found, overgrown by tree roots and in a semi-ruined state. It is one of the most evocative temples at Angkor. This is the northwest corner of the eastern entrance gate (gopura) of the fourth enclosure.