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Ananda Temple
The Ananda Temple (Burmese: အာနန္ဒာ ဘုရား, pronounced [ànàɰ̃dà pʰəjá]), located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign (1084–1112/13) of King Kyansittha (Hti-Hlaing…
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Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon
Mon foundation legend 6th c. BCE; major form 14th–18th c. CE · Mon-Burmese Theravada Buddhist
Shwedagon Zedi Daw – 112m gilded stupa encrusted with 60 tonnes of gold leaf and 5,448 diamonds (76-carat crown), enshrining hairs of Gautama and relics of three prior Buddhas.
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Alodawpyi Pagoda
The Alo-daw Pyi Pagoda, also known as the Alodawpyi Pagoda or Alodawpyay Pagoda, is a Buddhist temple in Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.
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Bawbawgyi Pagoda
Bawbawgyi Pagoda (Burmese: ဘောဘောကြီး စေတီ) is a Buddhist stupa and one of the oldest Buddhist structures in the history of ancient edifices in Myanmar, located in the Sri Ksetra Archaeological Zone…
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Botataung Pagoda
The Botataung Kyaik De Att Pagoda (Burmese: ဗိုလ်တထောင်ကျိုက်ဒေးအပ်ဆံတော်ရှင်စေတီတော် [bòtətʰàʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; also spelled Botahtaung; literally "1000 military officers") is a famous pagoda located in…
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Kyaikkhauk Pagoda
Kyaikkhauk Pagoda (Burmese: ကျိုက်ခေါက်စေတီတော်) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Thanlyin Township, in southern Yangon Region, Myanmar.
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Mandalay Palace
reconstruction of the royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy
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Bagan
Pagan Kingdom 1044–1287 CE (Bagan period 11th–13th century) · Bamar / Burmese Buddhist (Theravada)
Sacred landscape on Irrawaddy River bend with over 2,200 surviving Buddhist temples, stupas and monasteries from 11th–13th century Pagan Kingdom; at peak >10,000 structures, including Ananda,…
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Fushan Temple
Fushan Temple (Chinese: 福山寺; pinyin: Fúshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-san-sī; Burmese: ကုက္ကိုင်းဘုရားကျောင်း; also called Fu Shan Si or Fu Sun Si), located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township,…