What Lonely Planet said: One of Myanmar’s main attractions, this is a temple town. The area known as Bagan or, bureaucratically, as the ‘Bagan Archaeological Zone’, occupies an impressive 26-sq-mile area, 118 miles south of Mandalay and 429 miles north of Yangon. The Ayeyarwady River drifts past its northern and western sides.
I was there: December 11, 2013 - December 12, 2013
Cameras used: Canon EOS 40D & Samsung Galaxy Note
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Unlike most brick-coloured temples, this one is white |
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European architecture influenced extension to the holiest temple in the area, Ananda Temple |
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Me at one of the smaller temples. Look! The Moon! |
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The Sunset Temple with one hell of a view. Go there for the sunrise too! |
The first temple I visited |
Another temple |
A good general view of the Bagan temples and pagodas |
One of the more unique temples. This one is a pyramid |
The gate to one of the temples. The temples built by the Kings and Queens are walled |
Main stupa of Ananda Temple |
Sunrise as seen from the Sunset Temple |
The dawn light giving the temples a fiery red color |
Me! |
Sunrise and hot air balloons |