Bagan temples

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The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex
archaeological site
tourist attraction
architecturalFeature brick stupas
hollow gu-style temples
terraced temples
architecturalStyle Burmese Buddhist architecture
builtBy Pagan Kingdom
builtUnderDynasty Pagan Dynasty
linked to: Pagan Empire
conservationStatus ongoing restoration and conservation
constructionEndCentury 13th century
constructionStartCentury 9th century
contains Buddha statues
murals
stucco carvings
country Myanmar
damageType earthquake damage to structures and murals
facedNaturalDisaster 1975 Bagan earthquake
2016 Bagan earthquake
governingBody Department of Archaeology and National Museum of Myanmar
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Pagan period
knownFor dense concentration of Buddhist monuments on a single plain
locatedIn Bagan
linked to: Bagan temples

Mandalay Region
locatedOn left bank of the Irrawaddy River
plains of Bagan
linked to: Bagan temples
mainReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
material brick
stucco
nearbyCity Nyaung-U
nearbySettlement New Bagan
linked to: Amarapura

Old Bagan
linked to: Bagan temples
notableTemple Ananda Temple
Dhammayangyi Temple
Shwezigon Pagoda
Sulamani Temple
Thatbyinnyu Temple
numberOfMonuments over 2000 surviving structures
partOf Bagan Archaeological Zone
linked to: Bagan temples
peakNumberOfMonuments over 10000 temples pagodas and monasteries
region Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
religion Buddhism
significance major center of Buddhist learning in medieval Southeast Asia
one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia
tourismActivity hot air balloon rides
sunrise viewing over temple plain
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2019
UNESCOSiteType cultural site

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Pagan Kingdom capital Bagan
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Pagan Kingdom coreCity Bagan
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Pagan Kingdom knownFor Bagan temple complex
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Pagan alsoKnownAs Bagan
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Kingdom of Burma capital Bagan
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Bagan temples locatedIn Bagan
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Bagan temples locatedOn plains of Bagan
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Bagan temples partOf Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Bagan temples nearbySettlement Old Bagan
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Ananda Temple locatedIn Bagan
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Central Myanmar containsHistoricalSite Bagan
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Pagan Empire capital Bagan
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Pagan Empire significantSite Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Pyinbya capital Bagan
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Pyinbya placeOfRule Bagan
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Pyinbya associatedWith Bagan
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Pyinbya fortified Bagan
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Kyaukse irrigated region linkedTo Pagan (Bagan)
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Burmese Buddhist architecture notableSite Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan
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Nyaung-U locatedNear Bagan
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Nyaung-U nearbyAttraction Bagan
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Nyaung-U heritageContext Bagan archaeological region
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Nyaung-U nearbyWorldHeritageSite Bagan World Heritage Site
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Nyaung-U accessPointFor Bagan temple plain
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Nyaung-U hasNearbySettlement Old Bagan
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Nyaung-U Township contains Bagan
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Nyaung-U Township contains Old Bagan
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Nyaung-U Township knownFor Bagan archaeological zone
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Nyaung-U Township heritageSite Bagan
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Nyaung-U Township hasSettlement Bagan
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Nyaung-U Township touristAttraction Bagan temples
Nyaung U Airport servesTourismTo Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Nyaung U Airport near Bagan UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Nyaung U Airport servesHistoricCity Bagan
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Pagan Archaeological Zone locatedIn Bagan
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Pagan Archaeological Zone alsoKnownAs Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Pagan Archaeological Zone alsoKnownAs Pagan-Bagan Archaeological Area
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Pagan Archaeological Zone hasCityWithin Old Bagan
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Sulamani Temple locatedIn Bagan
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Sulamani Temple heritageDesignation Bagan UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Sulamani Temple partOf Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Shwezigon Pagoda locatedIn Bagan
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Shwezigon Pagoda significantBuildingIn Bagan archaeological zone
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Shwezigon Pagoda partOf Bagan religious monuments
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Dhammayangyi Temple locatedIn Bagan
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Dhammayangyi Temple heritage Bagan Archaeological Zone
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Dhammayangyi Temple partOf Bagan temple complex
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