September 4, 2007
Bayon
Bayon was built in the late 12th century as the official state temple of Jayavarman VII. The faces resemble the King but also look a little bit like Buddha.









Before they can reconstruct anything they have to figure out where each and every block goes. Its like the largest jigsaw puzzle in the world.












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Hi Andrew:
When was the palace built? It kind of looks like the sphinx. It is a very neat place, I would be afraid rocks would fall on you.
Mum
about 800 years ago. I'm pretty sure the people that are reconstructing the temples are good enough structural engineers that the know which parts are unstable. Some parts of the temples you aren't allowed to go into, so the seem to know which parts are safe and which aren't.
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