The Bayon is a  richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor complex.  It’s most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak.

I was intrigued by the masses of carved stones stacked around the inner perimeter – signs of much more elaborate galleries from former times… So, as impressive as this temple already is, it is only showing a hint of it’s former glory.

Like most of the Angkor temples, The Bayon has a very symmetrical structure and once you have climbed to the top level, it is very easy to become disoriented… as you leave one quadrant and enter the next, you get this odd feeling of deja vu – because in many ways, the “new” section you have entered looks very much like the one you have jut left.