Archive for October 8th, 2009
Temples as Far as the Eye Can See
When I was doing my research for my Myanmar trip, I found out that Bagan is the land of temples, and me, having been to Angkor in Cambodia, already had an idea of what to expect here in Bagan. However, nothing really prepared me for seeing these temples for real. It would be difficult to mention Bagan not say anything about its history. Most of the temples in Bagan were constructed between the years 1000 to 1200. And only when Bagan was made the capital of the Burmese empire by King Anawrahta did the main blitz of temple building really start.
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