Prasat Bayon

Prasat Bayon is located at the center of Angkor Thom, it was built in the late 12^th and early 13^th century by King Jayavarman VII. Travel from Angkor Wat on the south gate, brings tourist to Bayon Temple.

Each statue tower has 4 faces that points to each direction (North, South, East, West). There were originally 49 towers , which represented 49 states. The architecture of Prasat Bayon includes the outer and inner galleries, north and south libraries, terraces and gopuras. The bas-relief at the outer and inner galleries, less stylish than the Angkor Wat sculptures; they described the stories of that era, war against another country called Champa, daily living style, religion worship and so on.