The reason anyone ever goes to Siem Reap is to visit Angkor Wat. The largest and well-preserved ancient Hindu temple complex in the world is reason enough to visit Cambodia, but there is one hidden gem near Angkor Wat: Bayon!
Nothing on earth could have prepared me for what I saw when I visited the temple, which went through periods of being Buddhist and Hindu, depending on the king of the day. The temple is full of human faces carved into stone. Some of them smile, others have plain expressions and I could even see a frown or two.
The entire temple consists of these faces and this looks like something right out of a fantasy fiction novel or film. Here is one such image from this temple
Nothing on earth could have prepared me for what I saw when I visited the temple, which went through periods of being Buddhist and Hindu, depending on the king of the day. The temple is full of human faces carved into stone. Some of them smile, others have plain expressions and I could even see a frown or two.
The entire temple consists of these faces and this looks like something right out of a fantasy fiction novel or film. Here is one such image from this temple
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