Pagan Archaeological Zone
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Pagan Archaeological Zone is a vast heritage site in Myanmar encompassing the ancient city of Bagan, renowned for its thousands of Buddhist temples, stupas, and monasteries dating from the 9th to 13th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pagan Archaeological Zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bagan Archaeological Zone
NERFINISHED
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Pagan-Bagan Archaeological Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Burmese
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Mon-influenced ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Anawrahta
NERFINISHED
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Pagan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravada Buddhist reform in Myanmar ⓘ |
| contains |
Bagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist temples ⓘ monasteries ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | center of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar history ⓘ |
| dominantLanguageHistorical | Old Burmese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfMonuments | over 2000 surviving monuments ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Archaeology and National Museum of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWithin |
New Bagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyaung-U NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Bagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | nationally protected site of Myanmar ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandalay Region NERFINISHED ⓘ central Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern bank of the Irrawaddy River ⓘ |
| mainBuildingMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Burmese Buddhist art
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brick temple architecture ⓘ thousands of Buddhist monuments ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfMonuments | over 10000 monuments at its height GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irrawaddy River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakConstructionPeriod | 11th to 13th centuries ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2019 ⓘ |
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