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Eindawya Paya
Ranged around a sizeable stupa glowing with gold leaf, Eindawa was founded in 1847 by King Pagan Min, whose princely palace once stood here. In 1919, Eindawa was the site of a notable cultural battle when a group of Europeans defied the Buddhist ban on shoe-wearing and were forcibl
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National Races Village
Youll quickly understand why locals call this quirky park the peoples zoo. The lush, landscaped compound presents an idealistic view of Myanmars many different ethnicities. Traditional houses of the Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and Shan are staffed by people in n
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Hantharwady village, starting around a mile south of the moat, has a whole collection of further stupas. Notably, in the field across the road from the large gilt bell-stupa of Sandamuni (Maha Myamuni) Paya is the four-storey stub of the once huge Le-htat-gyi Paya . Like a smaller
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Sunset Hill
For sweeping views across the river and Hsipaw, climb to Thein Daung Pagoda , also known as Nine Buddha Hill or, most popularly, Sunset Hill. It’s part of a steep ridge that rises directly behind the Lashio road, around 1½ miles south of Hsipaw. Cross the new river bridge, follow t
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Maka Kuthala Kyaungdawgyi
Monk U Bhaddanta Wannita spent 49 years collecting old coins and buddha images from monasteries to protect them from thieves. Some of his collection is displayed in his former monastery, which is housed in a grand, century-old British colonial mansion just north of the centre. The
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Shwethalyaung Daw Mu & Shinmokhti Paya
Completed in 1931 and measuring 240 feet long and 69 feet high, Shwethalyaung Daw Mu is the largest reclining Buddha in the country. A couple of miles up the road is Shinmokhti Paya, dating back to 1438 and one of four shrines in the country housing a Sinhalese Buddha image suppose
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Palace Museum
Just inside the palace’s western walls is the Department of Archaeology’s insufficiently illuminated but worthwhile museum. Inside, youll find an interesting selection of buddha images, inscribed stone slabs, cannons, floor tiles, Wethali-era coins and a helpful model of the Mrauk
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Pitaka Taik
Following the sacking of Thaton, King Anawrahta is said to have carted off some 30 elephant-loads of Buddhist scriptures in 1058 and built this library (just northeast of Shwegugyi) to house them. The square design follows the basic early Bagan gu (cave temple) plan, perfect for th
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Bogyoke Aung San Museum
A melancholy air hangs over the home in which General Aung San lived with his family for just over two years before he was assassinated in July 1947.Daw Kin Kyi, his widow, and three children, including Aung San Suu Kyi, stayed on until 1953 when their second son Lin drowned in the
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Maha Wizaya Zedi
This well-proportioned zedi , built in 1980 to commemorate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar, is connected by a pedestrian bridge to the southern gateway to Shwedagon Paya.The zedi is hollow, its inside decorated with a forest of fake trees and a beautiful blue dome
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Rakhine State Cultural Museum
This museum features two floors of Rakhine cultural goodies that benefit from just enough English subtitles. On the first floor are displays on local customs such as models showing off some of the 64 traditional Mrauk U royal hairstyles, and drawings illustrating key moves you may
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Thatana (Sasana) 2500
Lashio’s most evocative sight, this small gilded stupa gleams alluringly among ridge-top trees above the town centre. It was reportedly built by Sao Hon Phan, the last Shan ‘sky king’. Mist-layered after dawn, the town looks its best from the stupa’s terrace. Walking up here takes
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Shwezedi Kyaung
Partly housed in a picturesque, ramshackle colonial-era building on a backstreet, this was the monastery of U Ashin Ottama (1880–1939) a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule, who died during imprisonment for his political activities. In September
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Pataw Padet Kyun
This island, located directly opposite Myeiks harbour, is named for its two prominent hills. A large, hollow reclining buddha, Atula Shwethalyaung , lies at the foot of rocky, jungle-covered Padet Hill to the south. At 66m it’s the third-longest reclining buddha in Myanmar – but wi
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Kyanzittha Umin
Although officially credited to Kyanzittha, this cave temple may actually date back to Anawrahta. Built into a cliff face 270yd southwest of Shwezigon, the long, dimly lit corridors are decorated with frescoes, some of which are thought to have been painted by Bagan’s Tartar invade
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Wetkyi
Just west of Nyaung U and about 330 feet east of Gubyauknge, this detailed off-the-main-circuit, 13th-century temple has an Indian-style spire, like the Mahabodhi Paya in Old Bagan. It’s interesting for fine frescoes of scenes from the Jataka but, unfortunately, in 1899 a German co
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Lawkananda Paya
At the height of Bagan’s power, boats from the Mon region, Rakhaing (Arakan) and even Sri Lanka would anchor by this riverside pagoda (about 820 feet southeast of the New Bagan crossroads; a sign in Burmese points the way) with its distinctive elongated cylindrical dome. Built in 1
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Twenty
This rectangular shrine contains 28 sitting and 28 standing buddha images. None of them are particularly distinguished except that the latter appear in the open-robe style rather than the closed-robe pose that is typical of Mandalay standing images. You may have to ask the caretake
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Kyaik Pun Paya
Built in 1476 by King Dhammazedi, the Kyaik Pun Paya consists of four 100ft-high sitting buddhas (Gautama Buddha and his three predecessors) placed back to back around a huge, square pillar, about a mile south of Bago just off the Yangon road. According to legend, four Mon sisters
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Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue
The lovingly maintained interior of this 1896 building contains a bimah (platform holding the reading table for the Torah) in the centre of the main sanctuary and a women’s balcony upstairs. The wooden ceiling features the original blue-and-white Star of David motif. Its best to co
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