Big Angkor

Angkor Thom, literally « Big Angkor », is the royal walled city built at the end of the 12th century during the reign of king Jayavarman VII. The city was built as a quadrangle bordered by a 100m moat and an 8m high wall. The walls are orientated to the compass points with breathtaking gates. Inside there are many temples and many Terraces. We saw the elephant’s one, a magnificent point of view. Bayon is one of Angkor’s Thom temples and was my favourite monument in Angkor with beautiful bas -reliefs showing over 11000 figures, vast stone heads gazing from all directions . Gods and demons facing each other just as in our lives .Simply fascinating !