Michael Pluznick » King jayavaraman Vll.cambodia http://michaelpluznick.com Percussion, World Music, and Multimedia Tue, 01 May 2012 20:07:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Bayon Temple in Angkor Wat Temple City,Cambodia http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/25/bayon-temple-in-angkor-wat-temple-citycambodia/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/25/bayon-temple-in-angkor-wat-temple-citycambodia/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:50:57 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=312

Dating from the 12th century, Bayon Temple is the spectacular central temple of the ancient city of Angkor Thom. The complex is located just to the north of the famous Angkor WatBuilt around 1190 AD by King Jayavarman VII, Bayon is a Buddhist temple but it incorporates elements of Hindu cosmology. Angkor Thom was built as a square, the sides of which run exactly north to south and east to west. Standing in [...]]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/25/bayon-temple-in-angkor-wat-temple-citycambodia/feed/ 0