Tourism Cambodia-Bayon the best place for you to visit

Bayon

If you see only two temples, Angkor Wat and Bayon should be the ones. The giant stone faces of Bayon have become one of the most recognizable images connected to classic Khmer art and architect. There are 37 standing towers, most but not all sporting four carved faces oriented toward the cardinal points. Who the faces represent is matter of debate but they may be Loksvara, Mahayana Buddhism’s compassionate Bodhisattva, or perhaps a combination of Buddha abd JayavaramanVII. Bayon was the JayvaramanVII’s state-temple and in many ways represents the pinnacle of his massive building campaign. It appears to be, and is to some degree, an architectural middle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. The best of Bayon are the bas-reliefs on the exterior walls of the lower level and the upper level where the stone faces reside. The bas-reliefs on the southern wall contain real-life scenes from the historical sea battle between the Khmer and the charm. It is not clear whether this represents the Charm invasions of 1177AD or a later battle in which the Khmer were victorious. Even more interesting are extensive carvings of unique and revealing scenes of everyday life that are interspersed among the battle scenes, including market scenes, cockfighting, chess games and childbirth. Also note the unfinished carvings on other walls, likely indicating the death JayvaramanVII and the subsequent end of his building campaign. Some of the releifs on the inner walls were carved at a later date under the Hindu king JayavarmanVIII. The surrounding tall jungle makes Bayon a bit dark and flat for photographs near sunrise and sunset. Currently there is extensive work being done on some of the galleries. Scaffolding is sometimes present in front of some galleries.

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