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Trio
Bayon temple (巴容寺) is one of the more enigmatic temples in Angkor Thom with the four faces of each tower looking to the four cardinal points signifying the omnipresence of the bodhisattva Lokesvara. The characteristics of this faces - a broad forehead, downcast eyes, wild nostrils, thick lips that curl upwards slightly at the ends-combine to reflect the famous 'smile of Angkor'.
There were originally 49 towers but today only 37 are standing. But not everyone of them has 4 faces. The central tower however, has much more faces carved into it.
Trio
Bayon temple (巴容寺) is one of the more enigmatic temples in Angkor Thom with the four faces of each tower looking to the four cardinal points signifying the omnipresence of the bodhisattva Lokesvara. The characteristics of this faces - a broad forehead, downcast eyes, wild nostrils, thick lips that curl upwards slightly at the ends-combine to reflect the famous 'smile of Angkor'.
There were originally 49 towers but today only 37 are standing. But not everyone of them has 4 faces. The central tower however, has much more faces carved into it.