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The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
Bayon or Bayón can refer to:
Cambodia- The Bayon, is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia.
- Bayon Television, is a major television and radio operator in Cambodia.
- Bayon, Meurthe-et-Moselle is a village and commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of north-eastern France.
- Bayon River, is a short stream (about 2 km)[1] in the south east of France.
- Bayon-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
- Laneuveville-devant-Bayon, is a village and commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of north-eastern France.
- Roville-devant-Bayon, is a village and commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of north-eastern France.
- Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
- Eugène Bayon, French Olympic sprinter
- Madeleine Bayon, French acrobatic gymnast
- Mariana Bayón (born 1991), Mexican model
- Marie Emmanuelle Bayon Louis (1746–1825), French composer, pianist, and salonnière
- Samuel Bayón (born 1983), Spanish association football player
- Bayons is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
- Bayon (band) is a World music band from the former GDR
Bayon is a German band founded around 1971 in the former GDR. Its musical style can be described as a mixture of Folk, Jazz, Rock and Classical music. Internationally they came to prominence with their musical contribution Stell dich mitten in den Regen to the movie The Lives of Others. The name of the band derives from the Khmer temple Bayon in Cambodia.
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