Bayon

The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayon) is well known and richly decorated Khmer temple of Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century, as the official state temple of King Jayavarman VII Mahayana Buddhist, the Bayon is at the center of the capital of Jayavarman, Angkor Thom. After the death of Jayavarman, it was modified and expanded by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.

Bayon feature is the large number of faces in stone and many of the massive towers that protrude from the upper terrace and cluster around the central peak. The temple is also known as two impressive series of bas-reliefs, giving rise to an unusual combination of mythological, historical and mundane scenes. The main current conservatory, the team of Japanese government in ensuring Angkor (JSA) is described in the Temple ", the most obvious indication of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as in front of a classic style from Angkor Wat.