Bagan is one of the most visited tourist sites in Myanmar. Everyone will go there and so did we…!
The whole plain is dotted with pagodas, big and small and as far as you can see. Especially spectacular at sunrise ( which we almost managed) and sunset ( which we managed ).
An absolutely unbelievable beautiful sight and a place where one could linger for month and would still not have managed to see it all. Unfortunately restoration work paid little attention to the original structures, using modern materials as replacements and worst of all they built a 60 m high watchtower. All this and the construction of a golf course (!) led to the decision that Bagan has not been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A wonderful place indeed and very unfortunate that it is not under heritage listing.
ReplyDeleteThat looks quite a spectacular place to visit but without the expertise of restoration work I wonder how much longer it will be around.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking place - and a country that seems to be coming out of a dark period.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Beeindruckende Bauten! Und dann noch dieser Himmel am vorletzten Foto! Großartige Fotos!
ReplyDeleteLG Mary
Too bad it will not be officially preserved because there is so much beauty and history. Your photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow cool place! Nice pics.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the beautiful architecture.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDeletewoww beautiful captures :D gorgeous :) loved the one with sky and building.
ReplyDeleteDu Glückliche! Die Fotos hätte ich auch gerne selber gemacht! Vielleicht fahren wir aber über Ostern ein paar Tage nach Österreich. Das soll ja ähnlich exotisch sein wie Myanmar... ;.-)
ReplyDeleteThat looks really beautiful. So much detail. It is a shame this wasn't designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine how this would've looked without restoration. At the very least they are doing what they can to preserve the beauty that is this. Where I live, there are a lot of historical structures that are left to rot, without any efforts at restoration.
Wahnsinn. Die Fotos, aber auch der Golfplatz.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful golden shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful architectural landscape! Would love to visit Myanmar one day...
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