When we talk about Egypt, we certainly know that civilization has existed there for thousands of years. Not all places have a history; some resemble Egypt, but are not as ancient. That's Burma, now known as Myanmar.
It's certainly known that Myanmar has an area quite far from the capital. Called the "Place of a Thousand Pagodas," this area has no residential areas, only pagodas. If viewed from above with a drone, it resembles a very ancient city with architecture very different from today's modern architecture.
This city seems to enchant us, living thousands of years ago, as a nation far from technology. Yet, in 2025, it still exists and is even maintained by its people, as a sacred site for Buddhism in Burma.
One of the stories, one of the thousands of temples here, I found interesting, and even though it's quite difficult to find related information on Google, is Dhammayazika Temple, which has a similar name. Visually similar and very different, the two are even quite far apart.
This temple a quite distinctive structure, being pentagonal, meaning it has five sides, compared to the usual four sides aligned with the wind directions. Therefore, the temple courtyard is very spacious with a limited main hall, but there are five small stupas outside, each containing a very small Buddha statue. These are also called offering places.
I see a photo of it on the information board, which effectively led me to imagine this place filled with different shapes, because sometimes the size of the building makes it impossible to imagine its overall shape. This made me think a lot about how advanced technology was in those very limited times.
These days, we can find many architects who are easily hired to create a building, but how did they determine the shape of a building back then? Was it created naturally, meaning, by agreement between the king and the people, then they simply shaped it? Or, were there architects like there are today?
That answer seems to be lingering in my mind.
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