Pagan, the thousand Pagodas Plain in Mynmar, south-west of Mandalay
Do you like to visit the very unique and mystical relics in the State of Myanmar? No doubt most you already know what I am talking about. Yes, the Pagan, one of the most famous religious places world and tourist attractions in Myanmar.
To those who haven’t visited the place yet and considering to visit, without a doubt you want to know some facts and history regarding the Pagan plains, isn’t it? Here as follows:
Pagan was known as the capital of northern Burma more than thousands ago. In the mid ninth and thirteenth centuries, Pagan’s rulers had more than thirteen thousands of temples, pagodas, kyaungs, and other constructed religious monuments. However, today there are only more than 2,000 remaining pagodas and temples form the greatest gathering monument in the world and important learning center of Buddhist.
All pagodas and buildings are based on Indian prototypes, modified during subsequent development by the Mon. The principal architectural theme is the Buddhist stupa, a tall bell dome, designed originally to contain near its apex the sacred relics of Buddhist saints, the high terraced plinth supplemented by stairs, gateways, extra stupas, and pinnacles and symbolizes a sacred mountain.
You will see all of these and other structures if you visit the place!