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Deep in the forests of Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, an ancient stone city soars skyward. This is the sprawling complex of Angkor Archaeological Park. The site is located in the northwestern region of the country and is only four miles from the city of Siem Reap. The Khmer Empire’s various capitals thrived here from the 9th to 15th centuries, over an empire that stretched from Myanmar to Vietnam. Including forested areas and newly discovered “suburbs” Angkor covers more than 400 square miles—an area considerably larger than New York City’s five boroughs.
The massive Angkor Wat is the most famed of all Cambodia’s temples—it even appears on the nation’s flag. The 12th century “temple-mountain” was built as a spiritual home for the Hindu god Vishnu.
The temples of Angkor are architectural masterpieces laden with artistic treasures like the bas-relief galleries that tell enduring tales of Cambodian history and legend.
Angkor is as much about water as it is about stone—the site boasts an enormous system of artificial canals, dikes, and reservoirs. The West Baray reservoir is the largest of which at 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. These massive works skillfully harnessed river and rainwater to quench the thirst of some 750,000 residents in the world’s largest preindustrial city. That water also irrigated wealth-producing crops like rice, which served the Khmer as currency.
It’s still a mystery to scientists why the city’s rulers abandoned the site and resettled near the modern capital of Phenom Penh. Some scholars speculate that the downfall of this elaborate water system led to the end of Angkor.
The town of Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor and is filled with lodging, dining, and tour-package options for all budgets. Those preferring to travel by boat can also make the trip from Phnom Penh in some five or six hours—about the same travel time as by road. The airport in Siem Reap has service to Phnom Penh and regular flights abroad to Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Laos. The airport in Siem Reap has service to the capital and regular flights to nearby countries.
Peak tourist season in Angkor is December and January, when rainfall is less likely and the climate is most kind. No matter the time of year, a visit to Angkor is sure to leave you awestruck.
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Visit Bayon Temple in Siem Reap province - Amazing Ancient Temple in Asia
It was a three days holiday in Cambodia which is water festival fall on 13, 14, 15, November. On 13 November is Sunday, so they substituted to 16 November as a holiday instead. We spent 3 days in other provinces but the last day, we're in Siem Reap province visited Bayon Temple. It's an amazing temple in Cambodia that attracted million tourists to Cambodia every years. It's a temple built during Khmer King Jayavarman VII, a powerful king/ruler in the late 13th century. Bayon temple situated at the center of Angkor Thom in Siem Reap province. It's after the Angkor Thom gate. We just walked around like a tourist group visiting the temple. It's hot and exhausted but it's fun and be proud to be Khmer. We hope that you enjoy visiting the temple with us.
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Bayon temple, Angkor -Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak.
The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as the most striking expression of the baroque style of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
The outer wall of the outer gallery features a series of bas-reliefs depicting historical events and scenes from the everyday life of the Angkorian Khmer. Though highly detailed and informative in themselves, the bas-reliefs are not accompanied by any sort of epigraphic text, and for that reason considerable uncertainty remains as to which historical events are portrayed and how, if at all, the different reliefs are related.
The upper terrace: 200 faces of Lokesvara
The inner gallery is nearly filled by the upper terrace, raised one level higher again. The lack of space between the inner gallery and the upper terrace has led scholars to conclude that the upper terrace did not figure in the original plan for the temple, but that it was added shortly thereafter following a change in design. Originally, it is believed, the Bayon had been designed as a single-level structure, similar in that respect to the roughly contemporaneous foundations at Ta Prohm and Banteay Kdei.
The upper terrace is home to the famous face towers of the Bayon, each of which supports two, three or (most commonly) four gigantic smiling faces. In addition to the mass of the central tower, smaller towers are located along the inner gallery (at the corners and entrances), and on chapels on the upper terrace. Wherever one wanders, writes Maurice Glaize, the faces of Lokesvara follow and dominate with their multiple presence.
Efforts to read some significance into the numbers of towers and faces have run up against the circumstance that these numbers have not remained constant over time, as towers have been added through construction and lost to attrition. At one point, the temple was host to 49 such towers; now only 37 remain.The number of faces is approximately 200, but since some are only partially preserved there can be no definitive count.
The central tower and sanctuary
Like the inner gallery, the central tower was originally cruciform but was later filled out and made circular. It rises 43 metres above the ground. At the time of the temple's foundation, the principal religious image was a statue of the Buddha, 3.6 m tall, located in the sanctuary at the heart of the central tower. The statue depicted the Buddha seated in meditation, shielded from the elements by the flared hood of the serpent king Mucalinda. During the reign of Hindu restorationist monarch Jayavarman VIII, the figure was removed from the sanctuary and smashed to pieces. After being recovered in 1933 from the bottom of a well, it was pieced back together, and is now on display in a small pavilion at Angkor.
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Siem Reap (Khmer: ក្រុងសៀមរាប) is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. It is a popular resort town and a gateway to the Angkor region.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, a Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handicraft shops, silk farms, rice-paddies in the countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan drinking and dining scene.
Siem Reap today—being a popular tourist destination—has a large number of hotels, resorts, restaurants and businesses closely related to tourism. This is much owed to its proximity to the Angkor temples, the most popular tourist attraction in Cambodia.
Angkor Wat (Wat temple) is the central feature of the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site containing the magnificent remains of the Khmer civilization. Angkor Wat's rising series of five towers culminates in an impressive central tower that symbolizes mythical Mount Meru. Thousands of feet of wall space are covered with intricate carving depicting scenes from Hindu mythology. The most important are the Carved Bas reliefs of the Hindu narratives. They tell a story about gods fighting demons in order to reclaim order which can only be achieved by recovering the elixir of life known as amrita. The gods and demons must work together to release it and then battle to attain it.
Angkor Thom is an inner royal city built by Jayavarman VII, the Empire's famed 'Warrior King', at the end of the 12th century and is renowned for its temples, in particular the Bayon. Other notable sites are Baphuon, Phimeanakas, The Terrace of the Elephants and The Terrace of the Leper King. The city can be accessed through 5 city gates, one on each cardinal point and the Victory Gate on the eastern wall.
A number of significant temples are dotted around Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom within the Angkor Archaeological Park, including Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Banteay Kdei, Phnom Bakheng, Ta Keo, Ta Som, East Mebon, Pre Rup and Neak Pean. These temples may be visited along the grand circuit or the small circuit routes. Other sites are the Roluos group of temples located to the east of Siem Reap.
Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Bayon Temple or Prasat Bayon, was built as the main temple of King Jayavarman VII's Angkor Thom (Great City). This impressive temple complex is famous for its giant carved faces, and was built in the 12th or 13th century.
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Hauntingly Beautiful Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom (With Historical Facts)
While many people go to Siem Reap to visit Angkor Wat, no trip would be complete without a visit to The Bayon, which is part of the Angkor Thom temple complex. The complex is almost 1,000 years old and is known for its many gigantic smiling stone faces and for its bas reliefs. It was voted the #1 attraction in Siem Reap on TripAdvisor. My visit here is one I will always remember.
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0:56 Front Area of Temple
2:34 Dancing Girl Bas-Relief
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In this episode of DIY Travel, we are heading to Siem Reap in Cambodia to showcase all the must see attractions on budget, where to stay, how to get around by bike, popular inexpensive and delicious street foods, including Cambodian Khmer BBQ and activities like Dr. Fish Massage. Feature attractions includes, Pub Street, Old Market, Night Market, Angkor Wat Temple, Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm Temple and War Museum. We'll also introduce Angkor National Museum and Cambodian Cultural Village. As well as the off the beaten path sites, Royal Gardens, Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chorm Shrine and look into the business of gems inside Angkor Shopping Centre.
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Bayon Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia | 19th November 2015
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.This video recorded 19 November 2015.Thank you for visiting my channel.
Il Bayon è un tempio di Angkor in Cambogia. Fu costruito agli inizi del tredicesimo secolo come tempio di stato del re Jayavarman VII e si trova al centro di quella che era la sua capitale, Angkor Thom. La sua caratteristica distintiva è la moltitudine di visi sorridenti, scolpiti sulle quattro facce delle guglie a sezione quadrata che si elevano sempre di più man mano che ci si avvicina alla massiccia torre centrale. Vi si trovano anche due gruppi di notevoli bassorilievi, che descrivono un'insolita combinazione di mitologia, storia e di vita mondana.Il video e' stato registrato il 19 Novembre 2015.Grazie per aver visitato il mio canale.
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Timetable for visit Temples : Visiting hours are 5:00AM - 6:00PM. Angkor Wat closes at 6:00PM, Banteay Srey closes at 5:00PM and Kbal Spean at 3:00PM. Always carry your ticket. It will be checked upon each park entry and at major temples.
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Today we are outside Siem Reap and we are exploring the Temples of Angkor starting with Angkor Thom. The most fascinating thing about Bayon are the cold faces that have a hint of a smile. This massive complex has 54 towers with 216 faces on them. Over here we have the Terrace of the Elephants. It is 350 meters long. This was once used as a viewing platform from where you could watch the ceremonies that took place for the King.
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Well, we're traveling right now in Cambodia in April and it is the hottest time of the year here. It is always hot in Cambodia but this is literally the worst month. I'm just sweating buckets. As a tip for people coming here - if you want to come at bit of a cooler time from December to January or even February it is a great time to come. It is also peak season here so you will be sharing it with more tourists but you won't be sweating as much.
In our latest travel video we explore the 'Great City' of Angkor Thom (specifically Bayon and the Terrace of Elephants) that was once the capital city of the Khmer Empire located in present day Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Bayon was a great introduction to our first day of temple hopping as we marveled at the intricate bas-relief carvings and smiling stone faces. The Terrace of Elephants was our last stop in which we spent significant time exploring on foot. Overall, Angkor Thom did live up to its billing as 'The Great City!' although it was too hot and humid outside for us to fully appreciate it at the time.
Angkor Thom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ; literally: Great City), located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII. It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north.
The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
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.[2] The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as the most striking expression of the baroque style of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
The Terrace of the Elephants (Khmer: ព្រះលានជល់ដំរី) is part of the walled city of Angkor Thom, a ruined temple complex in Cambodia. The terrace was used by Angkor's king Jayavarman VII as a platform from which to view his victorious returning army. It was attached to the palace of Phimeanakas (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភិមានអាកាស), of which only a few ruins remain. Most of the original structure was made of organic material and has long since disappeared. Most of what remains are the foundation platforms of the complex. The terrace is named for the carvings of elephants on its eastern face.
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Best of Siem Reap Temples - Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm
This is the segment from DIY Travel Guide - Siem Reap highlighting the three must see temples, Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm and its brief history. The segment also mention about the issue getting around the city and issue of animal abuse and giving money to children.
The Bayon Temple Inside Angkor Thom
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
Because the temple sits at the exact centre of Angkor Thom, roads lead to it directly from the gates at each of the city's cardinal points. The temple itself has no wall or moats, these being replaced by those of the city itself: the city-temple arrangement, with an area of 9 square kilometres, is much larger than that of Angkor Wat to the south.
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. There are 54 towers of four faces each, totaling 216 faces. There is still a debate as to who is being depicted in the faces.
The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. Bayon's plan can be divided into three levels — the first two are bas-reliefs and the uppermost consists of the central sanctuary. The outer gallery depicts scenes from everyday life and historical events, while the second inner gallery depicts mythical figures and stories. In total, there are more than 1km of bas-reliefs to be viewed in the Bayon.
The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government team for the Safeguarding of Angkor has described the temple as the most striking expression of the baroque style of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
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Largest of all temple complexes at Angkor, Cambodia, Angkor Thom is a well-preserved historic landmark, including the South Gate, Bayon, Elephant Terrace and more. With our Cambodian tour guide, Sethy Yous.
Angkor Wat & Siem Reap with Bunnik Tours
Explore the magnificent temples of Angkor Wat with Bunnik Tours, the small group tour specialist. Angkor Wat is just part of a massive complex of temples that formed the heart of the Khmer Empire. Other elements include Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Ta Phrom and countless temples, terraces and gates. This includes the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper Kings. Angkor is included on all Bunnik small group tours to Cambodia. Our tours combine Vietnam & Cambodia or Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to get the full taste of IndoChina. Your Bunnik Tour stays in a beautiful resort style hotel in Siem Reap – gateway to Angkor Wat. Lively Siem Reap has a charm of its own with its famous Night Market and Pub Street. Cambodian food is delicious and the dining options in Siem Reap are endless. Bunnik Tours is involved in a number of community projects in Cambodia including New Hope and Sunrise Children’s Village run by the inspirational Geraldine Cox. No visit to Siem Reap or Ankgor Wat is complete without a visit to Tonle Sap lake – a huge body of water in the heart of Cambodia. Our Cambodia small group tour includes an early morning start to see the sunrise over Tonle Sap. We see the early morning market activities and then cruise past floating villages as the day starts and children head to school by boat. Bunnik Tours small group tours are designed specifically for Australian travellers. Each small group is limited to no more than 18 people. Our small group tour destinations include Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka and India in Asia. We also have small group tours to Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East. For full details visit bunniktours.com.au
ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន Bayon Temple Siem Reap, Cambodia
Location in Cambodia
Geography
Coordinates 13°26′28″N 103°51′31″ECoordinates: 13°26′28″N 103°51′31″E
Country Cambodia
Locale Angkor Thom
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Sanctum Buddha, Avalokiteshvara
Architecture
Architecture Bayon
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Date built end of the 12th century CE
Creator Jayavarman VII
The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII (Khmer: ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧), the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ). Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as the most striking expression of the baroque style of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat (Khmer: ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត).
The outer wall of the outer gallery features a series of bas-reliefs depicting historical events and scenes from the everyday life of the Angkorian Khmer. Though highly detailed and informative in themselves, the bas-reliefs are not accompanied by any sort of epigraphic text, and for that reason considerable uncertainty remains as to which historical events are portrayed and how, if at all, the different reliefs are related.[11] From the east gopura clockwise, the subjects are:
in the southern part of the eastern gallery a marching Khmer army (including some Chinese soldiers),[12] with musicians, horsemen, and officers mounted on elephants, followed by wagons of provisions;
still in the eastern gallery, on the other side of the doorway leading into the courtyard, another procession followed by domestic scenes depicting Angkorian houses, some of the occupants of which appear to be Chinese merchants;
in the southeast corner pavilion, an unfinished temple scene with towers, apsaras (Khmer: អប្សរា), and a lingam (Khmer: លិង្គសិវៈ);
in the eastern part of the southern gallery, a naval battle on the Tonle Sap (Khmer: ទន្លេសាប) between Khmer and Cham forces,[13][14] underneath which are more scenes from civilian life depicting a market, open-air cooking, hunters, and women tending to children and an invalid;
still in the southern gallery, past the doorway leading to the courtyard, a scene with boats and fisherman, including a Chinese junk, below which is a depiction of a cockfight; then some palace scenes with princesses, servants, people engaged in conversations and games, wrestlers, and a wild boar fight; then a battle scene with Cham warriors disembarking from boats and engaging Khmer warriors whose bodies are protected by coiled ropes, followed by a scene in which the Khmer dominate the combat, followed by a scene in which the Khmer king celebrates a victory feast with his subjects;
in the western part of the southern gallery, a military procession including both Khmers and Chams, elephants, war machines such as a large crossbow and a catapult;
in the southern part of the western gallery, unfinished reliefs show an army marching through the forest, then arguments and fighting between groups of Khmers;[15]
in the western gallery, past the doorway to the courtyard, a scene depicting a melee between Khmer warriors, then a scene in which warriors pursue others past a pool in which an enormous fish swallows a small deer;[16] then a royal procession, with the king standing on an elephant, preceded by the ark of the sacred flame;
in the western part of the northern gallery, again unfinished, a scene of royal entertainment including athletes, jugglers and acrobats, a procession of animals, ascetics sitting in a forest, and more battles between Khmer and Cham forces;
in the northern gallery, past the doorway to the courtyard, a scene in which the Khmer flee from Cham soldiers advancing in tight ranks;
in the northeast corner pavilion, another marching Khmer army;
in the eastern gallery, a land battle between Khmer and Cham forces, both of which are supported by elephants: the Khmer appear to be winning.
The outer gallery encloses a courtyard in which there are two libraries (one on either side of the east entrance). Originally the courtyard contained 16 chapels, but these were subsequently demolished by the Hindu restorationist Jayavarman VIII.
Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bajon, Siem Reap, Kambodża
The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. 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.( )
Bajon -- świątynia buddyjska w Angkor Thom, na terenie kompleksu zabytkowego Angkor, zbudowana przez króla Dżajawarmana VII. Świątynia składa się z 54 wież ozdobionych 216 smutno uśmiechającymi się twarzami Buddy Awalokiteśwary, będącymi, prawdopodobnie, wizerunkiem króla.( )
That time I cried at Bayon Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia
After seeing Angkor Wat, I carried on to the temples of Bayon and Ta Prohm (where Tomb Radar with Angelina Jolie was filmed). Bayon was one of the most stunning things I have ever seen and I'll be honest: it brought me to tears.
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Also known as Prasat Bayon is one of the most interesting temples
you can visit in Angkor Cambodia, the huge faces carved in the
buildings are so intricate and I wonder whether it was lifted and
fitted in. It must have been a difficult task for the workers during
those times without the proper tools like the crane to put them in.
I wish I had the chance to visit when I was younger as most of it
is already wrecked and broken but it's amazing that it is still standing
at this time which is a wonder they must have used materials strong
enough to last for a thousand years just like the pyramids in Egypt
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