Commonly known as the temple with many faces, I can say it did have that.
Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the center of Jayavarman’s capital, Angkor Thom.
Angkor Thom covers an area of 9 km², with Jayavarman’s state temple, the Bayon, at the center.
Throughout the Bayon are several carvings which tell epic stories or ward off demons, but the impressively subtle feature of this temple are the faces. All of them. From little to large.
I’m just gonna leave you with a bunch of pictures. It was hot. I was grumpy. But it is important to note this temple was built specifically for Buddhism. It did not start as a Hindu temple like the others. So, now you know.
