Bagan
A vast sacred landscape where thousands of brick temples, stupas, and monasteries mark the former capital of the Pagan Kingdom.
Photo: Corto Maltese 1999 · CC BY 2.0
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Mandalay Region
- Civilisation
- Pagan Kingdom
- Period
- 11th–13th centuries CE
- UNESCO
- World Heritage ↗
Through time
The story
Bagan is a medieval city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2,300 temples and pagodas survive.
The Bagan Archaeological Zone is a main attraction for the country's nascent tourism industry.
Adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What you will see
- Ananda Temple
- Dhammayangyi Temple
- Shwezigon Pagoda
Before you go
- Check opening hours and ticket rules shortly before your visit — they change seasonally.
- Plan for the heat. Most ancient sites have little shade; go early or late.
- Respect the barriers. Fragile surfaces are protected for the next visitors.
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