Southern brick pavement of Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan

The people can study the brick pavement and undamaged stupas, lion statues and other sculptures on the wall of Shwezigon pagoda, World Heritage Site in Bagan, NyaungU township of Mandalay Region.
King Anawrahta (1044-1077 AD) initiated the construction of the pagoda in 1059 AD and King Kyansittha (1084-1112 AD) continued the construction in 1089 AD, and it completed within six months. At the same time, King Kyansittha laid the southern pavement which is about 1,500 feet. It was constructed from the location, where the two lion statues are situated, to the current location of today. There are entrances beside the brick walls. On them, the sandstone stupas, lion statues and other figures can be seen. The current southern pavement is 230 feet long and the pavement to the west is 220 feet long. The pagoda board of trustees preserves the works of art of the 11th Century of Bagan era such as nat spirit statues, lion sculptors and wall.
There is the Kyansittha cave near the Shwezigon pagoda. Although the mural paintings in the cave are not very artistic but they are interesting ones. It is called the Kyansittha cave or Anawrahta cave. — Dipa Lin/KTZH