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The Baphuon is an 11th-century temple mountain representing Mount Meru, originally one of the grandest structures in Angkor. After decades of painstaking restoration by a French team — interrupted by the Khmer Rouge era — the temple reopened in 2011 with its elevated causeway and massive reclining Buddha fully visible.
Built by King Udayadityavarman II around 1060 CE, the Baphuon was described by Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan in 1296 as 'the Tower of Bronze'. The temple collapsed in the 20th century, and its reconstruction — using 300,000 individually numbered stones — became one of the largest archaeological puzzles ever attempted.