Myanmar
Bagan 3D
Welcome to Myanmar! Bagan is a huge grassy plain dotted with over 2,000 ancient temples and pagodas, built by a kingdom hundreds of years ago.
Why is it famous?
More than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas, and monasteries were built here between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Over 2,200 of these ancient buildings still stand today, making it one of the richest historic sites in the world.
How was it built?
Bagan was once the capital of a powerful kingdom with as many as 200,000 people living there.
Kings and wealthy families built temples one after another as gifts of devotion, using brick and stucco.
Quick facts
- The ancient builders' brickwork was so precise that many temples have survived hundreds of earthquakes.
- The kingdom collapsed around 1287, and Bagan shrank from a bustling capital to a small town.
- Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that welcomes visitors from all over the world.