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Baphuon Temple and the Terrace of Elephants Angkor, Cambodia

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                                 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...