Bagan - the city of a thousand temples Bashny.Net

The second name of this place in Myanmar - Bagan. Today Bagan is an area of ​​forty square kilometers occupied by thousands of ancient buildings, several villages and the airport.

The bulk of the churches, monasteries and pagodas was constructed with the XI th to the XIII th century. For a time, Bagan was the capital of the ancient kingdom dinastiyskogo. But in those days, the capital is often moved from town to town. Such a large archaeological area simply must be among the UNESCO heritage sites, however, this has not happened. There are several reasons, but the main - policy. The ruling junta of the restored buildings of the material, which is considered necessary, up to the usual red brick. However, the territory has two stupas of Bagan, keeping the teeth of Buddha. The city of a thousand temples - one of the most popular destinations for Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world.