Htilominlo Temple is situated in Nyaung U and Wetkyi-In Region of Bagan. The temple is about 1.5 km northeast of Bagan. This large temple was built by King Nantaungmya in 1218. The temple is known to be the last Myanmar Style temple built in Bagan. The name is a misreading of the Pali word for […]
Hgnet Pyit Taung is located in Nyaug U & Wet Kyi In region. Hgnet Pyit Taung meaning. the hill of the cut down bird and refers to the legends of the king which killed the bird is one of most significant place in Nyaung U. Several monasteries like the monastery of Shin Arahan. […]
Gubyaukgyi Myinkaba Temple is situated just to the left of the road as you enter Myinkaba. This temple was built in 1113 by Kyanzittha’s son Rajakumar. on his father’s death. Prince Rajakumar was the son of King Kyanzittha and the niece of a monk. Kyanzittha met the woman while he was a refugee before his […]
(Wetkyi-inn) Gubyaukgyi Wetkyi-inn is close to Wetkyi-in village. from which the name of the temple was derived. This 13th-century ‘cave temple’ has an Indian-style spire like the Mahabodhi Pagoda in Bagan. It is interesting for the fine frescoes of scenes from the jatakas. There is another temple of the same name in Myinkaba. and to […]
Gadawtpalin Temple is located about 3 miles south of the Bu Pagoda on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River. It is about 180 feet high and the structure is common like the Sulamani temple. History The Gadawtpalin Temple was built by King Narapatisithu after building the Sulamani Temple. But the king did not complete the […]
Dhammayazika is located in Pwasaw region. in the southern part of Bagan. This temple was built by King Narapati Sithu. The name of the pagoda. Dhammayazika or Dhammarajika in Pali means “Pertaining the King of Law. The structure of Dhammayazika Pagoda has pentagonal terraces instead of the usual Bagan pagodas. the square base. There are […]
Dhammayangyi Temple is one. among the four significant monuments of Bagan. Dhammayangyi Temple is the most massive structure in Bagan which has a similar architectural plan to Ananda Temple. It was built by King Narathu (1167-70). who was also known as Kalagya Min. the ‘king killed by Indians’. The temple is located about a […]
Bu Paya means the “a gourd shape pagoda”. History The legend says. the third king of Bagan. Pyusawhti (AD 162-243). got rid of the gourd-like climbing plant “bu” that infested the riverbanks. before becoming the king. He was rewarded by his predecessor. Thamuddarit. the founder of Bagan (AD 108) together with the hand of […]
Bagan Archaeological Museum The Bagan Archaeological Museum was opened on 17th April 1998 in the world renowned ancient city Bagan. in Mandalay Division. Upper Myanmar. It is situated near the Gawdawtpalin Pagoda. The first museum The first archaeology museum in the true sense of the term was built near the northern covered cause way of […]
Ananda Temple is one of the four main temples remaining in Bagan. Ananda temple is considered to be one of the most surviving masterpiece of the Mon architecture. Also known as the finest. largest. best preserved and most revered of the Bagan temples. During the 1975 earthquake. Ananda suffered considerable damage but has been totally […]
