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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]
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. [1] From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar.
The Thatbyinnyu Temple (Burmese: သဗ္ဗညု ဘုရား, [θaʔ bjɪ̀ɰ̃ ɲ̥ṵ pʰəjá]; Pali: Sabbannu or "the Omniscient") is a Theravadin Buddhist temple in Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar. The temple is recognized as a monument in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bagan was the seat of the Bagan Kingdom, the first empire of the region, that reached its peak between the 11th and 13th century. Located on both banks of the Irrawaddy River , the cultural landscape with the remains of the city includes over 3 000 monuments, including stupas , temples, monasteries, and other places of worship.
The Gubyaukgyi (alt. Kubyauk-gyi) temple, located just south of Bagan, Myanmar, in Myinkaba Village, is a Buddhist temple built in 1113 AD by Prince Yazakumar, shortly after the death of his father, King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty. [1] The temple is notable for two reasons.
The temple is recognized as Monument #1589 in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [ 1 ] Located just to the southeast of what apparently were the ruins of the former royal palace founded by King Kyansittha (r. 1084–1113), [ 1 ] the temple was built by King Sithu I of Pagan (Bagan) in 1131. [ 2 ]
The Myanmar proposal to list the site was approved at a meeting of the U.N.’s cultural body in Baku, Azerbaijan. Myanmar’s temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage status Skip to main ...
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.