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Temples of Baganæ Top SightsAbeyadana Pahto .................................. A4Ananda Ok Kyaung................................ B1Buledi...................................................... B3Gubyaukgyi ............................................ A4Lawkahteikpan Pahto............................ A3Nagayon ................................................. A4Nandamannya Pahto ............................ C3Payathonzu ............................................ C3Pyathada Paya....................................... C4Shwesandaw Paya................................. A3Shwezigon Paya .................................... C1Sulamani Pahto ..................................... B3Thabek Hmauk ...................................... B3Upali Thein ............................................. B2æ Sightstemples, monasteries and stupas have beenspeculatively rebuilt from mounds of rubblesince 1995, and a further 688 damagedbuildings have received major repairs.‘There are now at least 3300 "sites" inBagan and they are still digging up newones’, says Hudson, who points out thatmany international authorities have criticisedthe poor workmanship and historicallyinaccurate methods, styles and materials oftenbeing employed.Putting this into perspective, Hudsonnotes that construction appears to have begunon new monuments every two weeksbetween 1200 and 1280. Down history thesehastily built structures have been patchedup, repaired and rebuilt. ‘It’s the ancestorsof the same dodgy contractors who are doingthe work today’, he quips.A LIVING RELIGIOUS SITEFollowing the 1975 quake, Unesco spent 15years and over US$1 million on restorationprojects. But Bagan’s current advanced stateof restoration is mainly because of a hugelysuccessful donations program initiated bythe government in the mid-1990s and enthusiasticallysupported by many merit-makinglocals. The result, according to one Unesco9 Htilominlo Pahto ....................................B210 Kyanzittha Umin.....................................C211 Kyasin......................................................A412 Kyat Kan Kyaung....................................C313 Lawkananda Paya ..................................A514 Leimyethna Pahto..................................C315 Mahabodhi Paya.....................................B116 Manuha Paya..........................................A417 Mimalaung Kyaung ................................A218 Mingalazedi Paya ...................................A319 Myazedi...................................................A320 Nan Paya.................................................A421 Nathlaung Kyaung .................................B222 Pahtothamya..........................................B223 Pebinkyaung Paya..................................A124 Pitaka Taik ..............................................B125 Seinnyet Ama Pahto ..............................A51 Ananda Pahto ........................................ B1 Seinnyet Nyima Paya................... (see 25)2 Anauk Petleik Paya................................ A5 26 Shwegugyi ..............................................B13 Ashe Petleik Paya .................................. A5 27 Somingyi Kyaung ...................................A44 Bupaya ................................................... A1 28 Tayok Pye Paya ......................................C35 Dhammayangyi Pahto........................... B3 29 Thambula Pahto.....................................C36 Dhammayazika Paya............................. B4 30 Tharaba Gate..........................................B17 Gawdawpalin Pahto............................... A1 31 Thatbyinnyu Pahto.................................B18 Gubyauknge........................................... C2 32 Wetkyi-in-Gubyaukgyi .......................... C2official, is ‘a Disney-style fantasy version ofone of the world’s great religious and historicalsites’.Defending the rebuilding programme,Culture Minister Win Sein was quoted inThe New Light of Myanmar as saying ‘it isour national duty to preserve, strengthenand restore all the cultural heritage monumentsof Bagan to last and exist forever’,pointing out that the temples are ‘livingreligious monuments highly venerated andworshipped by Myanmar people’.This conflict of interests aside, zoningrestrictions continue to be broken in theBagan archaeological area, the most notablerecent examples being the construction ofthe Aureum Palace’s Bagan Viewing Towerat the east end of the central plain and thenew (2008) Bagan Golden Palace – both ofwhich seem large and incongruous on thetemple-strewn plain.THE TEMPLESThis section covers the highlights of the thousandsof temple sites you can visit in Bagan.For other details about Bagan, including153THE TEMPLES TEMPLESOF BAGAN