Angkor Thom & the Bayon

អង្គរធំ / ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន (Angkor Thom / Bayon)

A temple where stone faces smile from every side

Hours

Bayon 06:00–18:30 (operator list, checked locally April 2026)

Tickets

Angkor Pass required: 1 day US$37 · 3 days US$62 · 7 days US$72 (official Angkor Enterprise office or angkorenterprise.gov.kh, checked Oct 2026). Under-12s free with passport

Address

About 1.5 km north of Angkor Wat, through the south gate to the centre of the walled city

The causeway to the south gate is lined with gods on one side and demons on the other, all hugging a giant serpent. Through the gate, everything inside the 3 km-square wall was once the royal city, and the Bayon sits at its dead centre. From a distance it looks like a rubble pile; get closer and the faces appear, one huge carved face on each side of each tower. On the upper terrace dozens of them look down at you at eye level, mouths turned up in the same calm half-smile. Afterwards, walk north to the Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King.