Ananda Pahto Temple

The Ananda Temple, located in , is a 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.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Ananda Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tharaba Gate and Thatbyinnyu Temple.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tharabha Gate is the only surviving gate of . 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. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Ananda Pahto Temple.

Buddhist temple
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The is a Theravadin in , . The temple is recognized as a monument in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Ananda Pahto Temple.

Hindu temple
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Nathlaung Kyaung Temple; is a located within the ancient city walls of , . It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and is the only remaining Hindu temple in the Bagan archaeological zone. is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Ananda Pahto Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagan and Myit Chay.

Photo: Zaidush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area and archaeological site in the region of , inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Town
is a town located in , , Myanmar. It is in the west bank of the and directly opposite to the temple town of . It is a small town where the locals mainly make a living from agriculture. is situated 5 miles north of Ananda Pahto Temple.

Ananda Pahto Temple

Latitude
21.17083° or 21° 10′ 15″ north
Longitude
94.86769° or 94° 52′ 4″ east
Open location code
7MHP5VC9+83
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Wiki­data ID
Q485727
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Uzbek—“Ananda Pahto Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အာနန္ဒာဘုရား”
  • Catalan: “temple d’Ananda”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Ananda”
  • Chinese: “阿难陀寺”
  • Dutch: “Ananda Temple”
  • Finnish: “Ananda-temppeli”
  • Finnish: “Anandan temppeli”
  • French: “temple de l’Ananda”
  • French: “Temple de l’Ananda”
  • German: “Ananda-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש אננדה”
  • Hindi: “आनन्द मन्दिर”
  • Indonesian: “Candi Ananda”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Ananda”
  • Japanese: “アーナンダ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಆನಂದ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទអាណាន់ដា”
  • Portuguese: “Ananda (templo)”
  • Portuguese: “Ananda”
  • Russian: “Ананда”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ananda (hram)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Ananda”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Ananda”
  • Spanish: “Templo Ananda”
  • Tamil: “ஆனந்தா கோவில்”
  • Thai: “วัดอนันดา”
  • Thai: “วัดอานนท์”
  • Thai: “อานานดาพะย่า”
  • Uzbek: “Ananda (ibodatxona)”
  • Uzbek: “Ananda”

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