Bagan Golden Palace

Bagan Golden Palace is in Nyaung-U Township, Nyaung-U District, Mandalay Region. Bagan Golden Palace is situated near the archaeological site Old Moat, as well as near Tharaba Gate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tharaba Gate and Ananda Pahto Temple.

Tharaba Gate

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tharabha Gate is the only surviving gate of Bagan. The gate is located to the east of the old city. Although the Burmese chronicles assert that the city of Bagan was fortified in 849 CE, radiocarbon dating of evidence dates the foundation of the main walls to c. Tharaba Gate is situated 630 feet southeast of Bagan Golden Palace.

Ananda Pahto Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The Ananda Temple, located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign of King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty. The temple layout is cruciform with several terraces leading to a small pagoda at the top covered by an umbrella known as hti, which is the name of the umbrella or top ornament found in almost all pagodas in Myanmar. Ananda Pahto Temple is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Bagan Golden Palace.

Shwegu Gyi Phaya

Buddhist temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Shwegugyi Temple is a Theravadin Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple is recognized as Monument #1589 in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Shwegu Gyi Phaya is situated 960 feet south of Bagan Golden Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagan and Myit Chay.

Bagan

Photo: Zaidush, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bagan is an area and archaeological site in the Central region of Myanmar, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Myit Chay

Town

Myit Chay is a town located in Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Myanmar. It is in the west bank of the Irrawaddy River and directly opposite to the temple town of Bagan. It is a small town where the locals mainly make a living from agriculture. Myit Chay is situated 5 miles north of Bagan Golden Palace.

Bagan Golden Palace

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Nyaung-U Township, Nyaung-U District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

21.17335° or 21° 10′ 24″ north

Longitude

94.86317° or 94° 51′ 47″ east

Open location code

7MHP5VF7+87

OpenStreetMap ID

way 161764112

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old Moat and Zaung Tan Gyi Pagoda.

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