Bayon
The Bayon is a richly decorated Theravada Buddhist temple of the Khmer Empire located at Angkor 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Temple
- Description: Khmer temple in Cambodia
- Also known as: “Madhyadri” and “Prasat Bayon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Angkor Thom and Baphuon temple.
Angkor Thom
Archaeological site
Angkor Thom, alternatively Nokor Thom, located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.
Baphuon temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Also called "golden mountain", the Baphuon is built on an artificial hill. Baphuon temple is situated 390 metres northwest of Bayon.
Phimeanakas
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phimeanakas or Vimeanakas at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman, then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. Phimeanakas is situated 560 metres northwest of Bayon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siem Reap.
Siem Reap
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The town of Siem Reap, in northern Cambodia, is the primary access point for the Angkor Archaeological Park, just north of the city. It is quite laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples.
Bayon
- Categories: archaeological site and religion
- Location: Nokor Thum, Krong Siem Reab, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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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: “el 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”
- Thai: “บายน”
- Thai: “ปราสาทบายน”
- Turkish: “Bayon”
- Ukrainian: “Байон”
- Vietnamese: “Bayon”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Bayon, Ăng kor Thom”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Bayon”
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