Angkor Thom & Bayon – Smiling Faces of Cambodia’s Ancient City | Siem Reap HD Travel Film

✨ Explore the ancient capital of Angkor Thom
🌿 See the serene stone faces of Bayon Temple up close
🎬 A short HD travel film through Cambodia’s sacred city of kings

Step into Angkor Thom, built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century - the grand walled city at the center of the Khmer Empire. This video begins at the South Gate, continues through Bayon’s iconic towers, then journeys to nearby Baphuon, Phimeanakas, and the Terrace of the Elephants — all captured in cinematic HD.

📍Locations Featured:
✓ South Gate of Angkor Thom
✓ Bayon Temple – smiling Buddha faces & gallery carvings
✓ Baphuon Temple – “the world’s largest 3D puzzle”
✓ Phimeanakas Temple
✓ Terrace of the Elephants

📺 More Angkor Adventures: Watch my full playlist here →    • Cambodia: Angkor & Beyond  
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⏰ Chapters
0:00 Intro and Map of Angkor Thom
0:52 Entering South Gate and story of King Jayavarman VII
1:57 Structure and size of Angkor Thom city
2:20 Entering Bayon Temple, giant Buddha faces & gallery walls
5:33 Baphuon Temple and restoration story “largest 3D puzzle in the world”
6:46 Jungle walk to Phimeanakas Temple
7:29 Terrace of the Elephants
8:15 Exiting Angkor Thom and credits

🎥 Filming Notes
Shot in HD using a lightweight travel rig during an early journey to Asia. (Most other Haswell Travelled journeys are in cinematic 4K).

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SmartSound Music (Licenced) (www.smartsound.com):
1) Resting Waves - Gentle & Beautiful album
2) Introspection - Timeless Horizons album
3) Morning Dance - Timeless Horizons album
4) Power Of Nature - Timeless Horizons album

Wikimedia Image Attribution (www. commons.wikimedia.org):
1) JayavarmanVII, By Suzan Black, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
2) Bayon, Angkor (2), By Aneta Ribarska, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
3) Phimeanakas, Angkor Thom, Camboya, 2013-08-16, DD 03, By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
4) Cambodia 08 - 103 - Angkor Thom - Terrace of the Elephants (3228055411), By McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
5) Terraza de los Elefantes, Angkor Thom, Camboya, 2013-08-16, DD 03, By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
6) Preah Khan (11805135975), By Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
7) An artists representation of Angkor Thom Cambodia at musée Guimet, By Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)

Pixabay Image Attribution (www.pixabay.com):
1) bayon-temple-934071, By Sharon Ang, Free for commercial use
2) bayon-temple-934073, By Sharon Ang, Free for commercial use
3) cambodia-603374, By kolibri5, Free for commercial use
4) cambodia-1071819, By DEZALB, Free for commercial use

Subscribe Animation Button Video by imotivation from Pixabay

References:
1) Khmer Empire, Wikipedia article, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_E...)
2) Angkor Wat, Footprint Travel Guides, by Andrew Spooner; Footprint Handbooks Ltd, August 2011
3) Bayon, Angkor Temples in Cambodia webpage, (http://www.angkor-temples-in-cambodia...)
4) Baphuon, Wikipedia article, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon)
5) Phimeanakas, Wikipedia article, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimean...)