The Bayon - Angkor, Cambodia
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N 13° 26.474 E 103° 51.576
48P E 376548 N 1486216
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple, featuring over 200 huge enigmatic stone faces. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present a combination of mythological, historic and mundane scenes.
Waymark Code: WMEB5X
Location: Cambodia
Date Posted: 04/30/2012
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Built in the late 12th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the center of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom and about 3.2 km from Angkor Wat.
In the first part of the 20th century, the École Française d'Extrême Orient took the lead in the conservation of the Bayon, restoring it in accordance with the technique of anastylosis. Since 1995 the Japanese Government team for the Safeguarding of Angkor has been the main conservatory body, and has held annual symposia.
Admission fees: Passes are sold in one-day ($20 US), three-day ($40 US) and seven-day ($60 US) blocks.
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