Bayon faces through one of the central rooms

Bayon at Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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May 17th 2008
Geo: 13.4691, 104.041Bayon - Doesn't look like much from a distance, but once you get an inside you're treated to an endless variety of angles and compositions of the 216 heads carved into the stone of 54 towers . It was one of the last temples built in Angkor, and one of the few Buddhist temples here; most are dedicated to Hindu deities. The temple has three levels. The l ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more