BAGAN, MYANMAR (PART I)
Bagan is a city of over 3000 temples from mostly 1000 to 1250 AD, before being abandoned. The temples are in various states of restoration, from being completed restored to being in ruins. This is one of the driest areas of Myanmar, with a long dry season during winter. Below is Part I, with Part II showing more of Bagan.

A view in one of the sections of Bagan (new Old Bagan) with a high density of temples (as viewed from near the top of Shwegugui Temple)...



A nearby view from the ground...



Ananda Phaya, in the heart of Bagan, built in 1105...









A couple of the Buddhas in Ananda (there are typically 4 large Buddhas in each of the larger temples and pagodas), one facing each direction...





One of the halls inside...



Shwegugyi temple with two smaller temples in the foreground...



View from Shwegugyi east towards Ananda Phaya, with another temple in front...



Another view from Shwegugyi, this one southeast towards Dhammayangyi Pahto...



Dhammayangyi Pahto closer up...



Many tourists near its entrance...



One of the Buddhas inside Dhammayangyi...



Boys playing soccur on the grounds of Dhammayangyi...



Many of the smaller temples are unnamed but do have numbers assigned to them, such as 1173 (note the Burmese numbers)...



This is #1174, fully restored...



Restoration information (it was in ruins before the restoration)...



Tan Kyi Tuang is a large temple on a hill a few miles away, on the other side of the Ayeyarwady River, though difficult to view in the haze (mostly from burning of fields in the region)...



Tan Kyi Tuang viewed in the background with other temples in the foreground...



The Ayeyardwady River...





A tiny residence on the opposite side...



Colorful boats parked along the Ayeyarwady banks...



Lawkananda Phaya, just above the Ayeyarwady River...



The somewhat similar, but smaller, Bupaya, along a different part of the river...



Some round buildings with no apparent entrances near a small temple...





Go here for Part II of Bagan.

All of the above pictures on this page were taken in February 2015 by Brandt Maxwell.

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