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Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Myanmar. [1] During the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan mainly lying in the Bagan Archaeological Zone . [ 2 ]
Dhammayangyi Temple – a pyramid-shaped Buddhist temple Main article: Pagodas in Burma This is a list of Buddhist temples , monasteries , stupas , and pagodas in Myanmar for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.
During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, [2] of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas survive. The Bagan Archaeological Zone is a main attraction for the country's nascent tourism industry. [3]
The temple's architectural height (nyandaw) is 61.3 metres (201 ft) tall; [8] [2] its pinnacle height is 66 metres (217 ft). [5] [9] It is the tallest temple in Bagan. [5] [9] It is not the tallest structure in Bagan, however; the tallest is the Shwesandaw Pagoda, which is at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, [10] without counting the hti spire.
It was raised from its original height of 55.5 feet (16.9 m) to a height of 87 feet (27 m) by King Saw Lu (1077-1084) of Bagan. [1] The pagoda faced a huge earthquake in 1847 and it was rebuilt by the mayor of Magway, Min Din Min Hla Kyaw Gaung to the present height of approximately 104 feet (32 m). [2]
Location Height: m (ft) Pinnacle height m (ft) Years as tallest Notes References Shwesandaw Pagoda: Bagan: 100 m (328 ft) ? c. 1057–1954 Tallest pagoda in Bagan [12] Shwemawdaw Pagoda: Bago: 114 m (374 ft) 125 m (410 ft) 1954–2005 Tallest pagoda in Myanmar [4] [6] Lower Paunglaung Dam: Pyinmana: 131 m (430 ft) 131 m (430 ft) 2005–2010 [2 ...
Lemyethna Temple (Burmese:လေးမျက်နှာ ဂူဘုရား), also known as Lemyethna Pagoda or the Temple of the Four Faces, is 13th-century Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar. Built in 1222 by the Pagan Empire , the temple remains in regular use.
The Gawdawpalin Temple (Burmese: ကန်တော့ပလ္လင်ဘုရား, IPA: [ɡɔ́dɔ̰pəlɪ̀ɰ̃ pʰəjá]) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. Construction of the pagoda began in 1203 during the reign of Sithu II (1174–1211) [ 2 ] and completed on 26 March 1227 [ 3 ] during the reign of Htilominlo (1211–1235).