List of Pagodas in Bagan

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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] A list of those pagodas and temples are listed below.

Bagan Plains with the Dhammayangyi on the left

List[edit]

Name Photos Built Year References
Ananda Temple (အာနန္ဒာစေတီ) width 1105 [3]
Dhammayangyi Temple width 1167-1170 [4]
Bupaya Pagoda width
Lawkananda Pagoda (လောကနန္ဒာစေတီ) width [5]
Mee Nyein Gone Payar
Shwezigon Pagoda width
Alodawpyi Pagoda width
Htilominlo Temple width
Gawdawpalin Temple width
Thabyunyu Payar
Shwesantaw Payar width
Lokahteikpan Temple width
Mya Zayti width
Manuha Temple width
Nanpaya Temple width
Pya Thadar Kyi width
Thakyamuni
Shinthalyung width
Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba) width 1113 [6]
Sulamani Temple width
Payathonzu Temple width [7]
Thanbula Payar
Tayauk Pyae Payar
Abeyadana Temple width
Dhammayazika Pagoda width 1196 [8]
Mahabodhi Temple width 1225 [9]
Gawdawpalin Temple width 1227 [10]
Htilominlo Temple width 1211 [11]
Mingalazedi Pagoda width 1284 [12]
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple width [13]
Shwegugyi Temple width 1331 [14]
Shwesandaw Pagoda
Shwezigon Pagoda width 1060 [15]
Sulamani Temple width 1183 [16]
Thatbyinnyu Temple width 1115 [17]
Tuywindaung Pagoda width

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Seven more cultural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO. 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Business: The promise—and the pitfalls". The Economist. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "Ananda Temple". Ancient Bagan. Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  4. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  5. ^ Pictorial Guide to Pagan. Rangoon: Ministry of Culture. 1975 [1955].
  6. ^ Paul Schwartzbaum (1982). Conservation of the Mural Paintings and Stuccoes at Pagan (PDF) (Report). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Korea's CHA presents mural conservation manuals to Myanmar". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ Pictorial Guide to Pagan. Rangoon: Ministry of Culture. 1975 [1955].
  9. ^ Fiala, Robert D. (2002). "Mahabodhi Paya (c. 1250)". Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
  10. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  11. ^ Fiala, Robert D. "Htilominlo Temple". Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  12. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  13. ^ Pierre Pichard (1994), Inventory of Monuments at Pagan, vol. 6, Monuments [numbered] 1440-1736, Kiscadale EFEO UNESCO, Paris, see Monument 1600
  14. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  15. ^ "Shwezigon Pagoda at Pagan". British Library On Line gallery. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  16. ^ Pictorial Guide to Pagan. Ministry of Culture. 1975 [1955].
  17. ^ Coedès, George (1968), Walter F. Vella (ed.), The Indianized States of Southeast Asia, trans.Susan Brown Cowing, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1