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Ancient Buddhist shrines and pagodas rise above green vegetation in Pagan, Myanmar, with a large tiered stupa and brick temple prominent against distant hills. Pagan, Myanmar Buddhist temples Ananda Temple and Thatpyinnyu Temple The Ananda temple, Pagan; its top portion, a restoration, was broken off in an earthquake in 1975 Ananda temple, Pagan, Myanmar, dedicated 1090. The library at Pagan, now in Myanmar, c. 1058. Shwesandaw cetiya (a building that combines the attributes of both stupa and shrine), Pagan, now in Myanmar, 11th century. Terra-cotta relief at the Petleik-Matangjakata temple, Pagan, now in Myanmar, late 11th century.
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The Ananda temple, Pagan; its top portion, a restoration, was broken off in an earthquake in 1975
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Pagan, Myanmar
Ruins of ancient Buddhist shrines and pagodas, Pagan, Myanmar.
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Buddhist temples in Pagan, Myanmar.
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Ananda Temple and Thatpyinnyu Temple
Ananda Temple (left) and Thatpyinnyu Temple (center), Pagan, Myanmar.
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The Ananda temple, Pagan; its top portion, a restoration, was broken off in an earthquake...
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Ananda temple, Pagan, Myanmar, dedicated 1090.
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The library at Pagan, now in Myanmar, c. 1058.
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Shwesandaw cetiya (a building that combines the attributes of both stupa...
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Terra-cotta relief at the Petleik-Matangjakata temple, Pagan, now in Myanmar, late...
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