3D print the Ananda Temple
A free, printable model of the Ananda Temple, with its cross-shaped plan, terraced roofs and tall spire, and the low buildings and roads around it in Bagan, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About the Ananda Temple
King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty, who reigned from 1084 to 1112/13, had the Ananda Temple built in 1105 AD. The Buddhist temple stands in Bagan, Myanmar. The plan is cruciform, with terraces climbing to a small pagoda topped by a hti, the umbrella ornament found on almost all pagodas in Myanmar. Stylistically, it is described as closing the Early Bagan period and opening the Middle period.
The central square measures 53 m (174 ft), and gabled porches project 17 m (57 ft) from each face. Decorated terraces form a superstructure 51 m (167 ft) high, and the whole temple is about 88 m (290 ft) from end to end. At its core is a cube holding four standing Buddha statues, each 9.5 m (31 ft) tall, facing east, north, west and south. Jataka scenes appear on 554 terra cotta tiles, and 80 large reliefs of volcanic rock line the inner passages.
The temple is built of bricks and plaster and is said to blend Mon and Indian architectural traditions. Some have called it the "Westminster Abbey of Burma". An earthquake damaged it in 1975, and its spires were gilded in 1990 for the 900th anniversary of its construction. The name comes from Ananda, the Buddha's first cousin, personal secretary and devout attendant.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 15 mm | 1:3,750 |
| 200 mm | 19 mm | 1:3,000 |
| 256 mm | 25 mm | 1:2,344 |
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- Tall central spire
- The stepped spire ends in a thin point above the terraces. "Print friendly" adapts the finest tip to the print scale; printing the top layers slowly with good cooling helps it come out clean.
- Small finials and open porches
- Many small pointed finials sit on the corners and roofs, and the porches have open arched frames. "Full detail" keeps them, which works best on a larger print with a layer height of 0.12–0.16 mm.
- One piece with the ground
- The Ananda Temple is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. The Ananda Temple takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
The Ananda Temple is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there an Ananda Temple STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. The Ananda Temple grows with the print: about 15 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
