Abstract

• The Nagayon temple, one of the most important architectural specimens ever built by King Kyanzittha to the early Bagan Period. The main characteristic feature of the earlier temple in Bagan is either square or extension added to make it rectangular. Nagayon usually has a square plan. Nagayon architecture is a part of the architectural heritage that has been handed down to us from the Bagan Period. The architecture of Nagayon temple shows its aspect in the perspective of the architectural movement as briefly described in this paper.