The central massif of the Bayon one of the principal temples at Angkor in Cambodia It is dominated by face towers of which th

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The central massif of the Bayon one of the principal temples at Angkor in Cambodia It is dominated by face towers of which there are 37 remaining from the original 49 with more than 200 giant carved faces These faces represent the Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara but also in the likeness of the king who had the Bayon built Jayavarman VII

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