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1855
Bagan in 1855
This photograph of the Gawdawpalin temple is probably the very first ever taken in Bagan. It was taken by Linnaeus Tripe who accompanied the British embassy to King Mindon that year. The Gawdawpalin was built by King Narapatisithu and his son King Htilomino in the early 13th century.
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