Inside corridors of Gu Byauk Nge temple. This temple and associated temples are near the Wetkyi Inn village. The main temple is from the 11th century and is on a dirt road off behind Gu Byauk Gyi on Anawratha Road south of Nyaung-U. Some research pulled up the fact that the walls were blackened by refugees who cooked in the temple during World War II. Since 1994, the government has used chemicals to clear the thick soot left behind off of the stucco work. Bagan Myanmar
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Entrance to the Bu Paya temple. Bupaya means the "a gourd shape pagoda". The legend says that the third king of Bagan (Pyusawhti 162-243) got rid of the gourd-like climbing plant "bu" that infested the riverbanks before becoming the king. He was rewarded by his predecessor (Thamuddarit) the founder of Bagan together with the hand of his daughter and the heir to the throne of Bagan. He then in the commemoration of his good luck built a gourd-shaped pagoda on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River. This cylindrical Pyu-style stupa is said to be the oldest in Bagan. Bupaya was completely destroyed when it tumbled into the river in the 1975 earthquake but has since been totally rebuilt. The distinctively shaped bulbous stupa stands above rows of crenellated terraces. (edited from bagan.travelmyanmar.net/bupaya-pagoda.htm) Bagan Myanmar
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Ashe Petliek Pagoda built in 11th century under King Anwarahta located in Thiripyitsaya region of Bagan Myanmar.
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Ywa Haung Gyi Pagoda is located on Anawrahta Rd north of Ananda Temple in Old Bagan Myanmar.
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Lemyethna Temple: The first temple to the north of Minnanthu is the whitewashed Lemyethna temple which means 'Temple of the Four Faces'. The bright and airy temple was built in the early 13th century by a minister at the court of King Htilominlo in the style of Bagan's later temples. Unfortunately the original wall paintings have been white washed and modern murals painted over the top. This temple is still in regular use by local villagers.
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