Monday, December 14, 2009

This photo is from the Bayon Temple in Angkor. This temple is an example of Baroque Angkor Architecture. it was built by Jayavarman VII in the middle of Angkor Thom, his capital city. He changed the main religion from Hinduism to Buddhism, which was a pretty big deal back then. This is a photo of one of many giant faces of Buddha all over the temple, it's at least 10 feet tall! Also, all the giant faces (there are at least 200) are different!

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