Nagayon

Site common name	Nagayon
Type of artwork	Architecture
Province/City	Bagan
State	Mandalay
Country	Myanmar
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 21.147778 Long : 94.859167

History of production	The legend narrates that, during the escape of King Kyanzittha from the wrath of King Sawlu, a Nāga helped him by protecting him with its hoods at this spot.
Art	The dim interior seems to be the most popular concept for the early Pagan art. That is why the lattice window is so popular during this period. The series of sloping roofs on the transition zone between the body and the spire are also the typical character of the early Pagan period. However, some characters of this temple anticipates the late Pagan art, including the elongate leafs decorating the tympanum. The series of niches decorating vertically at the central portion of the Śikhara is typical to the reign of King Kyanzittha.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Pagan
Age	10th-12th century A.D.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali