El templo de Bayón es un complejo de culto en el centro de la antigua ciudad de Angkor Thom, que se encuentra en la región de Angkor, Camboya. El complejo de Angkor, incluido Angkor Thom, fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 1992. Construido a finales del siglo XII, se terminó durante el reinado de Jayavarman VII. Fue creado en estilo budista. Es sobre todo conocido por sus 54 torres y cerca de 200 enigmáticas caras sonrientes.

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The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The current main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.

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