Angkorian temple. Face-towers forming part of the Bayon temple at Angkor, Cambodia. The face depicted here is thought to be that of King Jayavarman VI

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Angkorian temple. Face-towers forming part of the Bayon temple at Angkor, Cambodia. The face depicted here is thought to be that of King Jayavarman VII, who ordered the temple to be built in the late 12th and 13th centuries. The faces are carved in the style of the Buddha, as this is a Buddhist temple.

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