The central group of towers 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. In the centre, a giant silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) has put roots down through the roof and into the stonework.