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Bayon

The Bayon is the second most famous temple of the Angkor complex after Angkor Wat. It lies at the exact centre of the Angkor Wat city and was built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of King Jayavarman VII. Its most striking feature are its 54 gothic style towers with smiling face of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva (= Buddhist saint) who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.


01 Panorama view of Bayon temple	02 Panorama view of Bayon temple


03 Panorama view of Bayon temple	04 Central structure towers	05 Towers with faces in central structure


06 View of second level with towers	07 View of second level with towers	08 Central structure tower	09 View of second level with face towers


10 View of second level with face towers	11 View of second level with face towers	12 Building on second level	13 Building with face tower on second level	14 Face tower


15 Buddhist monks walking in Bayon	16 Smiling face of Avalokiteshvara	17 Face tower	18 Face tower	19 Face tower	20 Smiling face of Avalokiteshvara


21 Smiling face of Avalokiteshvara	22 Smiling face of Avalokiteshvara	23 Face tower	24 Face tower	25 Smiling face of Avalokiteshvara	26 Towers with faces in central structure


27 Towers with faces in central structure	28 Towers with faces in central structure	29 Face tower	30 Apsara bas-relief	31 Apsara bas-relief	32 Bas-relief showing Khmer soldiers going to war


33 Two level bas-relief showing Khmer soldiers going to war	34 Bas-relief showing Khmer soldiers going to war	35 Bas-relief showing Khmer warriors	36 Bas-relief showing Khmer warriors


37 Bas-relief showing Khmer soldiers going to war	38 Bas-relief showing Khmer soldiers going to war	39 Rear panorama view of Bayon temple	40 Rear panorama view of Bayon temple


41 Rear panorama view of Bayon temple	42 Rear panorama view of Bayon temple

Other Angkor Thom city galleries: Baphuon ▪ Phimeanakas ▪ Prasat Suor Prat ▪ Terrace of elephants ▪ Southern gate

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