The Rough Guide to Myanmar by Rough Guides

Author:Rough Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rough Guides

Tharaba Gate

Approaching from Nyaung U, the entrance to the formerly walled city of Old Bagan is via the quaint Tharaba Gate, the only one of Old Bagan’s twelve former gateways to survive. Sections of the original city walls, constructed by King Pyinbya (846–76) in 849, can still be seen on either side. Casting aside Buddhist orthodoxy, the gate is dedicated to the two Mahagiri nat spirits, popularly known as Maung Tinde (“Mr Handsome”), whose image stands in a niche on the left-hand side of the gate, and his sister Shwemyethna (“Golden Face”) opposite.

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