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The
monuments are primarily either solid zedis (stupas) as Shwesandaw
in the foreground, or hollow pahtos (temples) as Thatbyinnyu to
it's left.
Shwesandaw 1057,
was the first monument built after the conquest of the Mon King at Thaton
and the first to feature the staircase rising through the terraces.
There is a reclining sleeping Buddha within the grounds. We know he
is sleeping as he faces South. Only the dying Buddha faces
North. We came back later to view the sunset.
Thatbyinnyu 1144,
at 210' is the
tallest building on the plain It's upper terraces now closed
to all but a few military and VIP's. Adjacent to the temple is a
'tally' zedi built with one brick for every 10,000 used in the main
temple.
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