North of Ta Prohm, Ta Keo is a stark, undecorated temple that undoubtedly would have been one of the finest of Angkor's structures, had it been finished.
No-one is certain why work was never completed at Ta Keo, but a likely cause may have been the death of Jayavarman V. According to inscriptions,Ta Keo was struck by lighting during construction, which may have been a bad omen and led to its abandonment.
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