Bayon

The Bayon is a richly decorated Theravada of the Khmer Empire located at in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of King Jayavarman VII, it stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital city, Angkor Thom.
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  • Temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
  • Description: Khmer temple in Cambodia
  • Also known as
    “Madhyadri”
    “Prasat Bayon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Angkor Archaeological Park and Baphuon temple.
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, near in northern…
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The Baphuon is a at , . is situated 390 metres northwest of Bayon.
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is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex… is situated 3½ km south of Bayon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siem Reap.
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The town of , in northern , is the…

Bayon

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Latitude
13.44146° or 13° 26′ 29″ north
Longitude
103.85894° or 103° 51′ 32″ east
Open location code
7P55CVR5+HH
Geo­Names ID
6942128
Wiki­data ID
Q654024

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Bayon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Bayon”
  • Basque: “Bayon”
  • Belarusian: “Баён”
  • Bengali: “বায়ু মন্দির”
  • Breton: “Bayon”
  • Burmese: “ဘယွန်”
  • Catalan: “Bayon”
  • Chinese: “巴云寺”
  • Chinese: “巴戎寺”
  • Chinese: “巴雲寺”
  • Chinese: “拜翁”
  • Chinese: “白永寺庙”
  • Croatian: “Bayon”
  • Czech: “Bayon”
  • Danish: “Bayon”
  • Dutch: “Bayon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بايون”
  • Finnish: “Bayon”
  • French: “Bayon”
  • Galician: “Bayon”
  • Galician: “Prasat Bayon”
  • German: “Bayon”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש באיון”
  • Hindi: “बायों मन्दिर”
  • Hungarian: “Bajon-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Bajon”
  • Indonesian: “Bayon”
  • Italian: “Bayon”
  • Japanese: “バイヨン”
  • Khmer: “Bayon”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទ បាយ័ន”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទអង្គរធំ”
  • Korean: “바이욘”
  • Lithuanian: “Bajonas”
  • Malayalam: “Bayon”
  • Malayalam: “ബെയോൺ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bayon”
  • Norwegian: “Bayon”
  • Oriya: “ବାୟୋଁ ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Oriya: “ବାୟୋନ୍ ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Persian: “معبد بایون”
  • Polish: “Bajon”
  • Portuguese: “Bayon”
  • Russian: “Байон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bayon”
  • Slovenian: “Bayon”
  • Spanish: “Bayon”
  • Spanish: “Bayón”
  • Swedish: “Bayon”
  • Telugu: “బయోన్ ఆలయం”
  • Thai: “บายน”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทบายน”
  • Turkish: “Bayon”
  • Ukrainian: “Байон”
  • Vietnamese: “Bayon”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Bayon, Ăng kor Thom”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Bayon”

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