Photo: Steve Allen Photo
Entering a golden age a thousand years ago, Myanmar’s Bagan empire was home to dazzling structures that attracted pilgrims for centuries.
Source: Thousands of Buddhist temples filled this sacred skyline
Photo: Kalpana Sunder
Here’s a pagoda, there’s a pagoda. In Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there are no walls or arrows telling you which way to go, but plenty of Buddhas, with serious to smiling visages, to keep you company amid the ruins and dirt roads of this ancient temple town.
Source: Love of heritage: Bagan | Myanmar’s city of a thousand pagodas
The numerous temples spread across the ancient city of Bagan in Myanmar are impressive testament to the Burmese’s religious devotion over the years.
Source: Temples Of Bagan, Myanmar
Bagan, Myanmar is a dream. Here’s how to experience it without the crowds, especially for the famous sunrise with balloons.
Home to Buddhist temples, pagodas and stupas, Bagan became a Unesco World Heritage site this year. It is also where thousands of monks live, learn and pray.
One hopes the UNESCO World Heritage recognition of Myanmar’s temple city will also ensure its preservation…
Source: Bagan: Pride, pagodas and the UNESCO World Heritage tag
Undoubtedly the best way to experience the more than 2,000 temples and pagodas at the Unesco World Heritage Site is from the basket of a hot-air balloon.
Source: What to do in Bagan – Myanmar’s ancient temple city is one of Asia’s architectural marvels
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the quiet energy of Bagan is soon to change. Here’s why you should visit the ancient city now.
Source: Why you should visit the quiet tranquility of Bagan before it’s too late
In this wide-reaching guide to destinations in Myanmar, we offer a tantalizing taste of the country’s best-loved, emerging and secluded spots to add to your must-visit list.
From delta beaches, across Myanmar’s biggest metropolis to the misty Bago mountains, the second destination guide in this series covers Irrawaddy, Yangon and Bago regions.
Source: Beach Bliss and the Big City — Destination Guide to South Central Myanmar
Authorities said a waterproof layer of concrete added in recent years to the top of the pagoda, which dates back to A.D. 4, was damaged but nothing was stolen.
Source: Police Investigate Suspected Burglary of Ancient Pagoda in Bago Region
What remains of the ancient and mighty Pyu kingdom was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2014 and makes for an intriguing part of a trip to the little-visited city of Pyay.
Source: Sri Ksetra: UNESCO Treasure to Discover on a Short Break from Yangon
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