The Bayon Temple Complex, Lower Courtyard

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At the heart of Angkor Thom is the 12th-century Bayon, the mesmerising, if slightly mind-bending, state temple of Jayavarman VII. It epitomises the creative genius and inflated ego of Cambodia’s most celebrated king. Its 54 Gothic towers are decorated with 216 gargantuan smiling faces of Avalokiteshvara, and it is adorned with of extraordinary bas-reliefs incorporating more than 11,000 figures.

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Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo credit: © Igor Prahin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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