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Next to the Angkor Wat, the Bayon temple is the other must see temple.
The giant stone faces of Bayon have become one of the most recognizable
images connected to classic Khmer art and architecture. There are 37
standing towers here. The bayon is located at the center of Angkor Thom
area. Bayon looks a bit flat for photographs near sunrise
and sunset. So, do plan ahead and enjoy sweating it out.
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Located at the center of Angkor Thom..... The Bayon Temple is the most
recognized image in Siem Reap next to Angkor Wat.
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The temple was massive.
We quickly climbed up and into the centre. |
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The bayon exhibition hut shows efforts by the
Japanese government and UNESCO efforts in the retsoration works.
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The large rocks were carved with images of
buddha on its four sides... |
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Tho some carvings are disseapering, u can still
see how detailed it was. |
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The entire temple was made from big square rocks
that were carved. |
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Light and darkness. |
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It might appear small, but each tower was
enormous. |
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Hav to admit that some turned out great. |
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The a statue of
buddha sits at the east entrance. |
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The evening sun did indeed make the stones dull
in photograph |
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The carvings looked so time consuming |
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:D |
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This face was facing west. The setting sun shone
majestically on it. |
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It was a bit tricky taking pictures with a lot
of shadows.. |
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Some pictures were just so so... |
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Osman & Michael. |
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: ) :
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Osman |
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I thought this
picture turned out great for mike. |
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A photo oppurtunity not to be missed. |
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The different colors of the rocks made the
mundane scene special. |
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Faces. |
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: ) |
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See how big these faces are... |
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Had a great time taking the pics here
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It was getting dark and pictures didnt turned out clear.
We decided to head to Angkor Wat that day for sunset.
But we were back again here the next morning. |
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See how the bright lights helped out with the details in
the picture :D
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Today's task was to venture the exterior walls and outer
side of the Bayon. U can see the carvings in this walls with great
clarity.
the restoration project of the Bayon has been a success... |
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The doorway is around 10 feet tall. |
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Welcome to the
Bayon, Cambodia.. |
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Michael. (wearing a similar tshirt I was wearing
the day before!!!) |
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This thin tshirt gave him an all over tan. I
turned out to be a zebra. |
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Guessed i became a striped tiger, and not a zebra with
the sun burnt on my hands.. ok ok .. back to the place.
Behind me is the restored library of the Bayon. Once destroyed, it has
been rebuild back by UNESCO and Japanese trust funds |
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The walls were cleaned up nicely :D
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But its still a long way to go to rebuild this
entire place.
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Mike figuring out what the carvings meant.
Having no tour guide was tough. |
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Can u spot the elephant? |
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I was just too busy taking photos of myself..
..ha ha |
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Mental note... to have a
nice, gloomy earth tone picture... wear brown when visiting Siem Reap to
blend in with nature..
see how the carvings go on and on and on...................... |
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But do wear thin
clothing.... its hot there... |
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Panoramic view of the bayon
from the south entrance. |
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The Bayon....
another temple explored. |
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