There is still so much mystery associated with Bayon - such as its exact functioning and symbolism - and this seems only approriate for a monument whose signatures is an enigmatic smilling face
Bayon
Unique even among its cherished contemporaries,Bayon epitomises the creativwe genius and inflated ego of Cambodia's legendary king, Jayavarman VII. It's a place of stooped corridors, precipitous flights of stairs and best of all a collection of 54 gothic towers decorated with 216 codly, smilling, enormous of 'Avalokiteshvara' that bear more than a resemblance to the great king himself.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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