The Bayon temple was built in the late 12th century as a Buddhist temple for the Khmer king of the time. After his death it was converted to a Hindu temple by carving the third eye of Shiva into some of the Buddha faces on the top of the temple. Later buddhist kings converted it back to the original religious use.

The carvings on the walls show a mixture of historical battles and mythology.
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