The Jolie Factor
While at Ta Prohm, I overheard a guide telling a group of tourists about a scene from Tomb Raider that was filmed in the spot. That piece of information seemed to be highly interesting to the group.
Ta Prohm is best known for the massive fig and silk cotton trees that grow through and on top of many of the structures. The roots of some of these trees are several feet across and look like dripped wax.
But it is the star power of Angelina Jolie, the star of Tomb Raider, that has turned Ta Prohm into possibly the most popular attraction at Angkor Wat.
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