Bagan

Shwezigon

Shwezigon is the most prominent stupa in Bagan-Nyaung U and one of the famous pagodas in Myanmar. This stupa is the high-point of Myanmar stupa architecture and in well proportionate structure. Shwezigon is the prototype and an ideal model of later stupas in Myanmar since it is harmoniously elaborated by much of the essential features of a stupa. There are so many interesting things and objects, just like the lithic-inscriptions, stone-carvings, wood-carvings, bronze-casting and so on.

Sapada stupa

Sapada is known for its unique architecture, it is a solid stupa closely resembled to Thuparama stupa in Sri-lanka.

Kyaukku Umin

It is one of the popular caves and lied some two miles to the east of Nyaung-U known as one of the four stone-buildings and for its excellent stone-carvings.

Ananda

This temple should be regarded as the glory and impressive idol of Bagan period bestowed upon its unique ground plan and excellent decoration. The ground plan is second to none but in such a peculiar design in excellent perfect Greek Cross. Ananda brick –monastery is a small brick-building resting on a raised plat-form of about 4 feet height. The interior-walls are fully covered with beautiful mural paintings.

Manuha Temple

It is of one storey building in a square ground-plan with a porch projection to the east. Nanpaya is eventually a brick building with stone facing exterior. The temple is also set with stone perforated windows on the walls and noted for it stone-carvings.

Nanpaya

Among the stone buildings in Bagan area, Nanpaya should be regarded as the most strilcing carvings since the entire temple is completely coverde with stone facing . Curiously, nop sing or symble of Buddhism could be traced, but, excellent syone carvings of 4 headed Brahma- fingures only could be enjoyed on the four stone pillars inside. Regarding, its stone- carving, glaze-work, unique-ground –plan and beautiful legendary always evoke the curiosity of every onlooker　　

Nagayon Temple

The Nagayon temple has the main-building in square ground-plan with a projecting hall facing to the north, with 5 stone perforated windows on the massive walls.

Dhammarajika stupa

Dhammarajika has its own peculiarity together with the similarities of earlier monuments. Interior –walls of these five lateral temples are covered with mural paintings and ink-inscriptions of contemporary Bagan period.

Payathonzu temple

Three distinct square buildings incorporate a triad temple by means of narrow lateral passages leading from one building to another. The Parathonzu temple is much more similar to the ground-plans of the East Zegu temple and Shwenyaungbingon temple at Sri-kshetra Pyu city. The mural paintings are covered entirely on the walls of eastern-most temple, half on the central one. All the paintings are closely resembling to Northern Indian style.

Nandamannya Temple

In comparison with the small size of the temple, the interior walls of the temple, are completely covered with so impressive mural paintings. We can not deny to the fact that there are Tantric paintings. But, most of the paintings of Nandamannya are obviously representing Theravada Buddhism.

Around Bagan

Mt. Popa

Regarding the oasis of the central dry zone, some 47 miles away from Bagan, that extinct vocalno is isolated type covered with green forest and a vast biodiversities resulting some Japan scholars have their researches made recently for their respective degrees. Mt. Popa itself is the centre and abode of Nat worship for centuries metaphered "The Olympic of Greek" by foreign travellers on the other hand. Natural springs, stone-bulls, butter-flies and birds should be enjoyed. Mt. Popa park, the forest of herbal medicines, sandal-wood are knowledgeable together with leisure activities of golfing, swimming, horse-riding and trekking. The award winner of Asian Energy Association (2005), Popa Mountain Resort will share the best accommodation and hospitalities.