Visit the spectacular central temple Angkor Thom Bayon

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Posted by Tod on Monday, March 23, 2009, 13:22

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Bayon is one of the temple you can visit in the small tour.

Here is an extract from Wikipedia:

“…The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman’s capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman’s death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences....”

I’ve found 3 videos on the internet showing the temple: