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The magical temple at the heart of Angkor Thom (imagine what it must have been like to discover this in the jungle!). It's decorated with 216 smiling faces of Avalokiteshvara, though it's suggested that they might also represent Jayavarman VII.

8 photographs - click any one to see an enlargement (Please see the note on the home page about popup blockers).

Approaching the Bayon
Approaching the Bayon
Faces above an archway
Faces above an archway
Another view of the architecture
Another view of the architecture
Along one side of the temple
Along one side of the temple
From the bas-reliefs
From the bas-reliefs
[ Bayon Bas-reliefs ]
A doorway
A doorway
Looking over a rooftop
Looking over a rooftop
In the upper part of the temple
In the upper part of the temple

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