Bagan

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The extent of the vast plain can only really be appreciated from the air.  The lush green fields of early December will soon give way to the sandy conditions of the dry season.

At one time much of the ground between monuments would have been covered with wooden monasteries some quite magnificent.  The homes of ordinary folk were relocated in 1990

Dhammayangyi Pahto, 1167

Said to have been built by King Narathu who having murdered his father was understandably conscious of the need to improved his karma for future lives.

Similar in style to Ananda but huge by comparison Dhammayangyi, the largest and best preserved of the Bagan monuments can be seen dominating the plain for miles in every direction.  

King Narathu is said to have supervised the construction and insisted that the masons fit the bricks so tightly together that a needle would not pass between the bricks.  
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