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Bayon Temple Angkor Thom, Cambodia Photo by Steven Riesinger, 2008 To download a file sized for an 8x10 print right click on image above and select "save as" to save image to your computer.		The Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom is located outside the modern day city of Siem Reap in Northern Cambodia. This temple is one of the best known and most richly decorated of the Khmer temples in Angkor. It is perhaps best known for its many distinctive towers which are adorned by massive faces. Each tower has 4 faces each pointing in a cardinal direction. There is some dissent over the true meaning of the faces: while some hold these faces represent the Hindu god Shiva, it is more likely that the faces actually represent Buddhist virtues or one of the Buddhist bodhisattvas. This temple is part of the massive ruins of the ancient Khmer city of Angkor which is spread across the fields and forest surrounding modern day Siem Reap. Archeologists estimate that Angkor was the largest preindustrial city in the world, with an urban sprawl at its height of 300 square kilometers. For more information about the Bayon Temple see: http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/angkor.html http://www.sacred-destinations.com/cambodia/bayon-temple.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon

Rila Monastery, Rila, Bulgaria Photo by Steven Riesinger, 2007 To download a file sized for an 8x10 print right click on image above and select "save as" to save image to your computer.		The Rila Monastery is the largest Eastern Orthodox Monastery in Bulgaria and is located in the Rila mountains in south west Bulgaria 117 km from Sofia. This stunning site sits at 1,147 meters in a remote section of the Rila mountains accessible by road (2 h from Sofia) The monastery was founded in the 10th century by John of Rila (born 970) during the reign of Bulgarian Tsar Peter I (927-968) and has been supported and respected by the Bulgarian rulers since its creation. The Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments. It was declared a national historical monument in 1976 and added to UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in 1983. For more information about the Rila Monastery see: http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/rilamonastery.html http://bulgarianmonastery.com/rila_monastery.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rila_monastery