This early temple dates from the reign of Anawrahta ("ann-ARE-uh-tuh," 1044-1077), founder of the imperial dynasty at Pagan. Architecturally, it is a gu temple, that is, a temple with a shrine. In this temple the shrine is preceeded by an entrance hall and topped with a sikhara, a plan which is similar to earlier Indian prototypes. A barrel-vaulted entrance hall leads into the shrine proper, that is surmounted by a small tower. The temple is constructed of brick, faced with soft sandstone. On later temples, stucco facing would be used instead of stone.