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South Gate of largest city capital named Angkor Thom Angkor Tom is the last capital of the Khmer Dynasty that was strongly rebuilt by the king Jayavarman VII (reigned 1181-1219). The city of Angkor Tom - means Big City in Khmer - consists of a square and each side of which about three kilometer long. It located 1,700 meters north of Angkor Wat. 
Gods and Asuras lined both side of the bridge across the moat Compare the two, this to Prasat Nokor Vimeansour |
Bayon looks like Rock Mountain for me Bayon is stands really center of the Angkor Tom, symbolized celestial Mountain Meru. This temple is famous for large faces of Avalokitesvara with a smile playing about their lips and vivid expression of bas-reliefs. 
Face of the Buddhisattva Lokesvara On the upper level there are over 200 large faces of Avalokitesvara carved on the 54 towers. We encircled big faces with smiles; never escape from their lips of smiles. It was miraculous experience for me. |
Outer Gallery without roof Although there are two Galleries of the Bayon, outer bas-reliefs are more interesting than inner one. Cooking, fishing, shopping, eating, fighting and so on, human daily life are depicted. Don't be hurry.
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Leper King Terrace As the palace and another houses for human living were built of wood in the Angkor Dynasty, there are no building remained without stone constructions for gods. 
300m long this terrace was used for royal reception pavillions |
Climb up to Phnom Bakheng Yasovarman I founded his own capital Yasoharapura northwest from Roluos and built Bakheng as his state temple. Now day this mountain is known as the place to see the sunset. Around 5 PM many visitors climb this steep disrepair causeway to the summit. 
Panoramamic sunset view from Phnom Bakheng You can see distance view of Angkor Wat from southeast side of the summit |
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