While the kingdoms of Bagan date back to the early 2nd century A.D., Bagan only entered its golden age with the conquest of Thaton by King Anawrahta in 1057 A.D. From this time, until Bagan was overrun by Kublai Khan's forces in 1287 A.D., more than 13,000 temples, pagodas and other religious structures were built. The river Irrawaddy has washed away nearly one-third of the original city area, thieves have torn apart many temples in search of treasures, while earthquakes and the ravages of time have reduced hundreds of others to great piles of crumbled stones. Today, seven centuries later, the Myanmar Archeology Department recorded 2217 temples standing and Bagan is one of the most impressive archeological site in Asia.
Here slightly after sunrise.
Mysterygirl~x, Yu^2, jerikojosh, fredalix - อาลิกส์, and 40 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Tod Polson 63 months ago | reply
wonderful pattern and color... always wanted to visit... never had the opportunity.
jerikojosh 62 months ago | reply
This is such a gorgeous photo...and thank you for the background information. After spending three weeks in Angkor Wat, I have a special appreciation of SE Asian temples. And, now I have a new destination on the map to fuel my passion for travel. Thank you!!!
foturist 56 months ago | reply
This photo has been used in the article about Bagan at community.livejournal.com/foturist_ru/69237.html
Thank you for sharing!
We are also pleased to invite you to our Foturist group at Flickr.
fredalix - อาลิกส์ 55 months ago | reply
spectacular beauty
The_Circumference 47 months ago | reply
Hello!
Just wanted to let you know that your photo has been featured
in a travel article on The Circumference with a link back.
You can view the article here:
www.thecircumference.org/experiences/bagan
Thanks for sharing your fantastic photo!
- The Circumference
maticallone 46 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 101 Lugares Increíbles, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
themoonmachine 45 months ago | reply
Hi!
Your photo has been featured in a photo essay on Matador Network! A photo credit & link back to your photo stream has been provided.
You can view the article here:
matadortrips.com/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the...
Thanks so much for sharing your great work!
Sarah
Nay Yaung 26 months ago | reply
Fantastic Shot! You have been invited to join "Flickr Myanmar" group.
photomozaic 18 months ago | reply
Beautiful sight.
RumpledElf 14 months ago | reply
Hi, I used this photo too: photographicdictionary.com/t/temple
Thanks for sharing with a CC license!