List of Pagodas in Bagan

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

References edit

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  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.
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  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