C O M PA S S
“The temples were of many kinds, each with features
as distinct as that of their builders.”
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Some pagodas—usually the grander ones—
stood by their lonesome, while others were
grouped in a sort of compound. These grouped
pagodas had a certain charm to them as well, and
these were the ones we couldn’t help exploring
at random. Nearly all the surviving monuments
in the Bagan Archeological Complex had local
caretakers and received donations from devotees.
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