Bayon temple in Angkor

The Bayon is a Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia, built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene an