Bagan Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Bagan Pagan
Temples in Bagan
Bagan Location in Myanmar
Country	Burma
Region	Mandalay Region
Founded	mid-to-late 9th century
Area
• Total	104 km² (40 sq mi)
Population
• Ethnicities	Bamar
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Bagan ( also called Pagan) is an ancient city in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan from the 9th to 13th centuries. During the kingdom's golden age between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were built in Bagan.

Now, the archaeological remains of over 2,200 of these temples and pagodas are in the surrounding plains. It is one of the biggest places for tourism in the country.

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Bagan's prosperous economy built over 10,000 temples between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Pagan Empire c. 1210
A hot-air balloon flying over a pagoda in Bagan
The original Bupaya seen here in 1868 was completely destroyed by the 1975 earthquake. A new gilded pagoda in the original shape has been rebuilt.
Bagan at dawn
Old Bagan at sunset
Old palace site in Old Bagan. A new completely conjectural palace has been reconstructed since 2003.
Workers at a lacquerware factory
Bagan Plains
Bagan Plains
As seen from the Nanmyint Viewing Tower
Aerial views from a hot air balloon
Bagan temples at sunset
Bagan Plains at sunset
Htilominlo Temple and other temples
The Thatbyinnyu Temple
The Gawdawpalin
The Dhammayangyi
The Shwezigon
Doorway to a temple
One of the main four Buddha statutes inside the Ananda
A hallway inside the Ananda
Inside the Htilominlo
Frescoes inside a temple
Buddha statutes inside the Dhammayangyi
Inside the Manuha Temple

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