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ArchitectureKyubyauk Gyi at Myinkaba
Temple of Early Pagan art is normally squat in shape. The windows here are closed by the screens which make the interior ambulatory path and the sanctum very dim. The short leafs at the pediment edge and the prominent sloping roofs are the characteristics of the period. Shikhara with the column of niches in the central offset bears the style similar to that of other temple of contemporaneous period, including Nagayon and Ananda.
SculptureWindow at Kubyauk Gyi at Myinkaba
Kubyauk Gyi is one of the best exmples of “windows on the top of Prasat” in Pukam art. The windows are covered by stones to minimise the light, which is the aesthetic of the early Pukam period. There is a pediment with holes at the top, allowing more light to get in. The Clec arch is small and short and graviates towards the center according to the pattern in the early Pukam art. At the top, there is tiering pattern consisting of the roof and Amalaka, similar to the northen India.
