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SmugMug > all-time keyword > bayon > Bayon is one of the most famous Angkor sites. It's know for it's towers of massive stone faces.
SmugMug > all-time keyword > bayon > Unlike most other Angkor temples which were Hindu, The Bayon was built as a Buddhist place of worship.
SmugMug > all-time keyword > bayon > There are 216 gigantic faces that gaze out over the jungle.
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SmugMug > all-time keyword > bayon > No one is exactly sure who the faces represent. They probably are supposed to be the Bodhisattva of Compassion, but they also bear a striking resemblance to statues of King Jayavarman VII, the builder of Bayon.
SmugMug > all-time keyword > bayon > Many of the temples and ruins around Ankgor are quite steep and in the rainy season the wet stone steps can be treacherous. Bayon.
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Carving at Bayon temple
 > Carving at  Bayon temple
Carving at Bayon temple
Photo by: Jesse Stanley • see photo in gallery

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