Baphoun Temple
The Baphuon, a pyramidal representation of mythical Mt Meru, is 200m north - west of the Bayon. It was constructed by Udayadityavarman II (reigned 1049-65) and marked the center of the city that existed before the construction of Angkor Thom. The Baphuon is in pretty poor shape and at the time of writing it was being restored by a French team, with much of the temple marked off-limits.
It is approached by a 200m elevated walkway made of sandstone. The central structure is 43m high, but unfor-tunately its submit has collapsed (it may be restored). On the west side of the temple, the remaining wall of the second level was fashioned -apparently in the 15th century into a reclining Buddha 40m in length.
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