Mingalarzedi Pagoda

Type of monument	: Type II Temple
Location	: North of Manuha
Region	: Nyaung U & Wetkyi-In
Built by	: King Narathihapati
Date	: A.D 1277
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Close to the riverbank, Mingalarzedi ('Blessing Stupa') was built in 1277 by Narathihapati. It was the very last of the large late period monuments to be built before the kingdom's decline, thus representing the final flowering of Bagan's architectural skills. It took six whole years to complete the construction of this great monument.

Mingalarzedi is noted for its fine proportions and for the many beautiful glazed jataka tiles around its three square terraces. The smaller square building in the zedi grounds is one of the few Tripitaka libraries made of brick; most were constructed of wood, like monasteries, and were destroyed by fire long ago.

Mingalarzedi's uppermost terrace is one of the highest points now accessible to visitors. Being the westernmost monument at Bagan, it's a particularly good spot for a panoramic afternoon view of all the monuments lying to the east.

     

                               

Myauk Guni Temple

Type of monument	: Type III Temple (Kundaung Pauk Gu)
Location	: Southwest of Dhammayangyi
Region	: Old Bagan
Built by	: Queen Pwasaw
Date	: A.D 1241
Monument Number	: 766

Myauk Guni Temple is also located in Old Bagan. It was built by the Queen Pwasaw during the reign of King Narathihapate or the Tayoke Pye Min.

Queen Pwasaw was a powerful Queen in the Bagan history. A stone inscription was found inside the temple describing about the donation of the temple, land and slaves by the Queen. Also there were curses to whoever destroys the temple.

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Myazedi Pagoda

Type of monument	: Type II Temple
Location	: Near Gubyaukgyi Myinkaba Temple
Region	: Myinkaba
Built by	: Prince Rajakumar
Date	: 12th Century
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Next to the Gubyaukgyi stands the gilded Myazedi or 'Emerald Stupa'. A four-sided pillar in a cage between the two monuments bears an inscription consecrating Gubyaukgyi and written in four languages - Pyu, Mon, Old Burmese and Pali. Its linguistic and historical significance is great since it establishes the Pyu as an important cultural influence in early Bagan and relates the chronology of the Bagan kings. The inscription was about the Prince Rajakumar's feelings towards his father and the choice of the heir to the throne.

Myinkaba Pagoda

Type of monument	: Type II Temple
Location	: Near Myinkaba stream
Region	: Myinkaba
Built by	: King Anawrahta
Date	: 11th Century
Monument Number	: 1328

Situated in the village of Myinkaba, this 11th-century paya was built by Anawrahta to expiate the killing of his half-brother, the preceding king, Sokkade, in man-to-man combat.

It stands at the Myinkaba stream, into which Sokkade's body and saddle were allegedly disposed. His half-brohters Sokkade and Kyiso had wrested the Bagan throne from Anawrahta's father and he got it back by slaying Sokkade with his mythical spear well-known as "Araindama". Since it was built before Anawrahta's conquest of Thaton, it is also an interesting example of the religious architecture existing before the influence of the southern school of Buddhism had made itself felt.
 

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Myoe Daung Monastery

Type of monument	: Wooden Monastery
Location	: North of Old Bagan
Region	: Old Bagan
Built by	: Unknown
Date	: 19th Century
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The main monastery building, with an east-west orientation, is approximately 130 ft. x 115 ft. (40 m. x 35 m.). Most of its significant elements are from the pre-colonial Kon-baung period; some of the rooms apparently are later. Its glory and what should be a major claim to prominence lies in its numerous woodcarvings which are also mostly from the late Kon-baung period of the mid- to late 19th century.

The Myoe Daung complex actually contains two monasteries, numerous pyathats, pavilions, rest houses and ancillary buildings. The main monastery building, with an east-west orientation, is approximately 130 ft. x 115 ft. (40 m. x 35 m. Its glory and what should be a major claim to prominence lies in its numerous woodcarvings which are also mostly from the late Kon-baung period of the mid- to late 19th century.

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