The Bayon Temple by the King Jayavarman VII

In this part, I would like to guide you the famous Bayon Temple (Brasat Angkor Thom) located in Angkor Wat Complex, Siem Reap province Cambodia – the Kingdom of Wonder which I give you the detail information as below.

The Bayon Temple (Brasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor Wat Complex in Cambodia and it stands at the center of Jayavarman's capital of Angkor Thom. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple was built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist, by King Jayavarman VII. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.

 

Bayon was built in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII as part of a massive expansion of his capital Angkor Thom, the Bayon is built at the exact center of the royal city and as of part of the world famous destination of Angkor, the Bayon temple features a sea of over 200 massive stone faces looking in all direction. The curious smiling faces, thought by many to be a portrait of king Jayavarman VII himself or a combination of him and Buddha, are an instantly recognizable image of Angkor.

Upper the terrace, there are more faces of Bayon on the peak of towers where the visitor can take the good photos.