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Bagan Myanmar, Pagodas, Temples, Photos and Irrawaddy.

We are focused on individual and small group trips throughout the country, tell us what you want via contact. Bagan in Deutsch

Today the remains of over 2,000 stupas, and temples made mainly from brick and monasteries made mainly from teak wood, lie scattered over a 40-kilometre radius, this is the ancient city and the new parts such as the airport area and the part called new Bagan.

Old buildings range in size from around 3 meter high for smaller stupas up to appr. 60 meter high temple structures such as the Ananda Temple, Shwezigon pagoda and other. Most have relics of the Buddha and religious items enshrined.

Bagan origins are in the 9th century but the construction of temples and pagodas started only in the 11th century under the greatest ruler the city has seen until today, this was Anawrahta (1044-77).

The coming up of the city in this very dry, although there is enough water because the Irrawaddy River runs through, area is somehow strange.

There are some indications that this was not always so, there could have been forests around which just disappeared since trees where cut on a large scale and nothing was reforested.

 
  Bagan Photos
Bagan photos of pagodas and temples in Myanmar

 

Ananda Temple
Ananda Temple is probably the most impressive monument in town.
Travel Bagan Myanmar
Travel to see pagodas at an old painting


 

Bagan Pagoda
Shwezigon pagoda is a monumental construction and one of the most venerated pilgrim destination.

Bagan Pagodas
Great ancient pagodas.

  Bagan Myanmar Temple
Bagan temples is one of the reasons why people
visit the place, this is a real culture destination.

Bagan history
History at Tharabar Gate, this city gate is one of the
very few buildings left.

The growing of the city was driven by Buddhism which brought plenty of people into the area for studying and teaching this functioned as a catalysator to bring the various ethnic groups together plus people from India and China created a cultural life.

Myanmar ‘s city always have several names, e.g. this city was also known as: Arimaddanapura, the City of the Enemy Crusher and Tambadipa the Land of Copper this are some, there are more. The name itself came up in 1050 inscription at the Panrang River in Annam, they wrote about Pukam which was the name before Bagan, also called Pagan, this has nothing to do with “Paganism”.

King Anawrahta
The King at a celebration.
King Anawrahta
King Anawrahta who brought the place onto the world map.Bagan temples interior
Richly decorated temples interior depicting
scenes of jakata stories.
Myanmar Bagan temples
This are impressive sacral buildings showing the faith in Buddhism.
Irrawaddy river at Bagan Myanmar

Irrawaddy river is a wide waterway but the water
is not efficient used to green this dry area.
Anawrahtas palace
A mural or wall painting depicts his palace, but is long gone.
Buddhist Monk

Buddhist Monks are plenty in the the city and
the greater area, its sometimes amazing how
many of them are in one monastery.
Buddhist scriptures

Scriptures at the Sale Monastery
around 40km away from the city.

 

 

King Anawrahta Palace
King Anawrahta Palace, a very busy place but
all gone long time ago.
Buddhist Mural Painting
Buddhist Mural Painting adorn
many temples, the problem is that the
administration dont let people see them.
Shwemadaw Pagoda

Shwemawdaw Pagoda is popular to climb up
and watch sunset.

Irrawaddy River Pagoda

Irrawaddy River and Bupaya Pagoda a nice
scene for a great picture.
Anawrahta palace
Anawrahta palace shows a very lively scene
with plenty of women, looks like a harem.
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Thatbyinnyu and some other
pagodas plus oxcarts which are still in use.
Dhammayangyi Temple
Dhammayangyi is a real monumental
construction looks impressive.


Ancient Pagoda
Ancient Pagoda
Ancient brick stupa
Brick stupa and a Bagan Buddha
bagan buddha
Old Bagan
Old Bagan paintings
with Chintes and Irrawaddy
Old Bagan Myanmar painting
 

Irrawaddy River Bagan
Irrawaddy river, a cruise on this great Asian waterway should be done when visiting
the place.
Bagan Hotel Tharabar Gate
One of the better hotels is the Tharabar Gate Resort.

Here is a typical up market resort at Bagan Myanmar

with buffet around the pool. During high season they bring dance and acrobatic shows at dinner time, they are doing a good job to make the tourists feel good, more.

Shan State
A few hours drive to Shan State with a totally
different environment, lush greenery at over
1000m elevation.


Mahagiri Nats
Mahagiri Nats at Mount Popa the abode of the Nats. This are ghosts, spirits with various diffuse functions, they have never been seen but people believe in them.

Mahagiri Nats and Mount Popa

Bagan Myanmar and Mount Popa
Mount Popa is close, its just about a 2 hour
car ride and should be visited on a tour.

Mount Popa Popa Myanmar Myanmar girl at Mount Popa
Girls working at Mount Pop People at Mount Popa Monkeys at Mount Popa

Murals or wall paintings in the temples show sacral scenes and what happen everyday long time ago. Very often Jakata Stories of Buddha's live adorn the walls and ceilings.


Bagan Monastery
A monastery is almost as famous as the temples and pagodas, this is, among others, at Sale, a bit outside the ancient city. There are many monasteries in the area, they have been built over centuries, most have a combined wooden and brick architecture.
Bagan Buddha Temples
Temples are great Buddhist shrines conserving art and architecture over several hundred years. There are simple and sophisticated  temple structures, embedded into a "sea" of other temple and pagodas.


Irrawaddy cruises
A Irrawaddy cruise should be done by everyone visiting the area. The cruise will open up a totally new view of the scenery. There is also intense river life, novices and schoolboys are bathing in the Irrawaddy, women do their laundry, other people clean their livestock and totally overloaded boats move.
The museum containing exhibits illustrating the iconography, architecture and religious objects. Along the verandahs of the museum are inscribed stones collected from the vicinity. They record religious endowments of the Bagan Myanmar period in different languages. Burmese, Mon, Pyu, Tamil, Siamese and Chinese. Photos and videos give a much better impression than any text we have uploaded some of our videos to youtube and some are also available in the video section through the main menu at left.



Bagan history
History show
Bagan golden Pagoda
golden Pagodas
Pagodas late afternoon
late afternoon
Bagan Oxcarts
Pagodas and Oxcart
Irrwaddy River
Irrawaddy River traffic
Irrawaddy River
Fetching water
 Irrawaddy River
Irrawaddy River
Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple
Dhammayangyi Temple
Bagan Oxcart and Pagodas
Oxcart and Pagodas
 
  Irrawaddy River at Bagan
Loading at the jetty
  Ananda Temple in the Morning
Ananda Temple is one of the most impressive
 
  Temples
Bagan Temples and pagodas in all variants

If you don't have more than maybe a couple of days in particular for shooting photos, hire a Myanmar photographer to come with you just like you hire the tourist guide, its worth it, doesn't cost lot of money and makes sure you will find the REAL places.

If you look for a photo guide in Yangon, Mr. Ko Oo is a excellent choice, you can reach him through the e-mail contact above. All other places have their own local photographer ask at the hotel or us. We also have a pool of writer available who can do a excellent text on almost any subject.

 

 


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