Beautiful Bayon Temple - Cambodia blog entry #19

After lunch that Sunday of touring temples, we visited Bayon Temple. In my journal I noted that it was my favorite so far, but after reviewing all the pictures from the three temples we saw that day, it really is an impossible call. They were each beautiful in their own way.

Bayon was huge! One massive building that went on and on and was in decent condition, for its age. 

It’s known for its 54 towers and four faces on each one, totaling 216 serene and smiling stone faces. Bayon is understandably known as the Temple of Faces. 

Built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, it’s thought that the faces are depictions of him.  

The outer walls are covered in remarkable bas reliefs portraying the life of the local people from warfare to everyday life. 

The detail of these sculptures is extraordinary. 

Maybe I liked this temple the best because of these, each one telling a detailed story.