Bagan, Myanmar
Ancient temples, ancient stupas, ancient pagodas, buddhas, frescos, street food, local people, sunrise, sunset, oxen, Bos indicus, horse drawn carts, moon rise, lacquer ware production
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Shwesandaw Pagoda (1057) with crowds waiting for sunset, Bagan, Myanmar
The pagoda's bell-shaped top rises from two octagonal bases which top five square terraces at the bottom. This was the first monument in Bagan to have stairways leading from the square bottom terraces to the round base of the pagoda itself. The smaller structure in front may be a tally temple. To keep count of the bricks used in the pagoda, one brick was set aside for every 10,000 used, and a small temple was built with the bricks that were set aside.
Darlene Jansen
on March 12, 2013Great light & colors...fascinating!