Bagan (Myanmar) A City of Over 10,000 Temples

Bagan (Myanmar) A City of Over 10,000 Temples

Bagan, a city of Myanmar, suddenly came to light with the news "Quake damages scores of Myanmar's heritage Bagan temples" on 24th August 2016.

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This led to curiosity about unearthing more information about this heritage city. Bagan today, is in reality, little known archaeological site, far less known than Angkor Wat complex in Combodia. May be partially due to restrictions long imposed on tourists by Myanmar's military government.

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It has been reported that perhaps over 13,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries have originally been built in the Bagan Archaeological Zone during 11th and 13th centuries. This zone may have been spread over 42 Sq Km area.

BAZ clearly stands with Angkor Wat and Borobudur among the most significant archaeological sites of Southeast Asia or let us say of the world. It has been nominated for World Heritage Site status in 2002.