Bayon Temple

Angkor Thom
Grand Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Big City is really the Prince of the Kingdom of Angkor Angkor dynasty States, in the late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII expansion of the Kingdom of Cambodia made. Because he believes in Buddhism, so capital close to Angkor Wat.
And the Angkor Wat difference is that city life is more intense flavor Bayon Temple (Bayon) also known as the Bayon, the wide central avenue, and the magnificent fighting like a field, are all reminiscent of the crowded scene flourishing.
Angkor Thom was a square, protected by walls and moats, walls height of 8 meters, the entire city has five gates, in addition to East and West at the four positive direction the city has opened a door, in the East Gate of the north has also opened a Victory door gates are pyramid structures, each tower has a body-oriented, as the Quartet's Erawan Shrine in order to review the eyes of compassion into the city and every individual; is a moat outside the walls, each rack outside the city there is a bridge connect the city outside the city, each bridge with the Hindu myths, 27 on each side knelt 2.5 m-high bust line up a stone, while a symbol of the gods, while a symbol of the devil

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