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THE
BAYON TEMPLE |
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( The magic mountain) |
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The BAYON: A temple-mountain,
a forest of 200 gigantic faces in the mysterious glances looking
in all the directions, at enigmatic smiles, at beings of another
world, in their smiling serenity. This 3-storeyed temple and
43 m of height , stayed for a long time an enigma. Built in 12th
century by Jayavarman VII, first floors are a pantheon dedicated
to the gods Khmers of the beginning of its construction, in a
time of transition between the Hinduism and the Buddhism. The
superior floor is dedicated to Buddha. Fabulous low reliefs of
1200m of length and representing more than 11000 sculptured persons,
very long frescoes telling the fights and the naval battles between
the Khmers and the Chams, as well as the daily life. |
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200
faces with mysterious looks.... |
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1200m
of extraordinary low reliefs |
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