Baphuon Temple and the Terrace of Elephants Angkor, Cambodia
Baphuon temple Angkor, Cambodia After the fascinating and beautiful Bayon temple , our next and last stop on day three was Baphuon temple and the terrace of elephants. Built in the mid-11th century, Buphuon is quite a unique temple. Dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, with three levels, and walls full of carvings, this temple must have been incredibly beautiful. Even with quite a few portions of the temple gone now, it is still so impressive! The temple was a bit unstable from the beginning owing to the fact that it was built on a land which was full of sand. Portions of the temple started collapsing eventually since it co...