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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ta Prohm]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This Temple structure is an example of a Flat Temple, well known in the region. Consisting of a flat square base, walls surrounding it, a Gopura or entrance gate on each of the walls. These are stepped gates larger than the wall itself. Each facing the cardinal directions. The out facing surfaces of these entrances are decorated with Hindu and Buddhist imagery. Inside the walls are 5 more rectangular enclosures, one inside the next. At the center sits the main Temple, a rectangular main building with a stepped pyramid like tower raising from its center. Each enclosure has a similar smaller structure, including tower. <br />
The outstanding detail that makes this temple so unique is it&#039;s relationship with the surrounding jungle. Unlike similar temples of this style, conservation efforts focused on keeping this temple in a state of disrepair, as the jungle had reclaimed much of its surface. Now visitors can observe as its courtyards and structures are adorned with both manmade and natural designs. Such as trees growing from between the stone blocks. The entire stone structure is covered in a slight layer of earth and moss. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Khmer King Jayavarman VII]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Abandoned when the Khmer Dynasty fell ]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Rediscovery and conservation efforts done by French archeologists  ]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Image 1: Ta Prohm (III).jpg <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_(III).jpg">(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_(III).jpg)</a><br /><br />Image 2: <span class="mw-page-title-main"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Ta Prohm reclaimed from forest.jpg (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_reclaimed_from_forest.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_reclaimed_from_forest.jpg</a>)<br /><br />Image 3: </span></span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Ta Prohm reclaimed.jpg (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_reclaimed.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ta_Prohm_reclaimed.jpg</a>)</span>]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[Construction: Founded in 1186 CE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[Abandonment: 15th Century ]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[Rediscovery: Early 20th Century ]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Waldemar Barrios]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Image 1: Creative Commons <br />
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Image 2: Creative Commons <br />
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Image 3: Creative Commons ]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[The Entire Compound is 65 Hectares. ]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[Sandstone ]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Krong Siem Reap ,Cambodia]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Religious]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[13.43488242203669, 103.8893645126216]]></dcterms:spatial>
    <dcterms:temporal><![CDATA[Bayan Period, Medieval South East Asia]]></dcterms:temporal>
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