Ta Som

ប្រាសាទតាសោម

A small Bayon-style monastery with a face tower and a strangler fig grown through the east gate.

Quick facts

Pass Type: Angkor Pass ($37-$72)
Entry Fee USD: Included
Opening Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Commissioning King: Jayavarman VII
Century Built: Late 12th Century
Religion & Primary Deity: Buddhist · Lokeshvara
Circuit: Grand Circuit
Distance from Siem Reap: 15 km
Best Time to Visit: On the Grand Circuit, after Neak Pean

Nicknames and famous highlights

Jungle Tree Temples Face Temples Tree TempleStrangler fig on the east gopuraFace towerCompact monastery planDevata carvings

History and architecture

Ta Som is one of Jayavarman VII's late-12th-century Buddhist temples and is often described as a foundation in honor of one of his teachers. The plan is a single enclosure with a face tower, devatas, and a collapsed central shrine. The photograph everyone takes is the east gopura, where a fig has split the stone and then been left in place, a smaller version of the Ta Prohm idea. It sits on the Grand Circuit between Neak Pean and the East Mebon road.

How to get to Ta Som

No origin routes are published yet. See every temple in Siem Reap.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to visit Ta Som?

Ta Som is covered by Angkor Pass ($37-$72) and has no extra per-temple fee in this directory.

What are the opening hours of Ta Som?

Ta Som is listed as open 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Best time to visit: On the Grand Circuit, after Neak Pean.

Who built Ta Som?

Commissioned under Jayavarman VII, Late 12th Century, Late 12th century, dedicated to Lokeshvara. The religion recorded here is Buddhist.

What is Ta Som known for?

Also called Tree Temple. Known for Strangler fig on the east gopura, Face tower, Compact monastery plan, Devata carvings. Filed under Jungle Tree Temples, Face Temples

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