Explore Bagan, the ancient capital of the Pagan Kingdom, where thousands of temples once defined the spiritual heart of ...

BAGAN, Myanmar (Reuters) - Truckloads of soldiers and squadrons of police sealed off some of the centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around Myanmar's ancient capital of Bagan on Thursday, a day after at ...

Bangkok, Aug 29 (efe_epa).Bangkok, Aug 29 (efe_epa). — The number of pagodas and stupas damaged in the archeological complex of Bagan in central Myanmar, in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the ...

BAGAN, Myanmar (AP) — It was a time of conquest and conversions. Above all, it was a time of construction, on a scale never seen before. Over 250 years, from the 11th century onwards, the rulers of ...

The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy ...

BAGAN, Myanmar — Well before dawn tourists begin climbing the steep steps of an ancient Buddhist temple, their cameras at the ready to capture first light over the remains of Bagan. It's an awesome ...

BAGAN, Myanmar (AP) — Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist temples began cleaning up debris Thursday from a powerful ...

Just hours after the devastating earthquake that hit central Italy this past Wednesday another powerful, unrelated, quake devastated central Myanmar, causing at least four deaths and damaging nearly ...

There are close to 4,000 temples in Bagan, which is located in Myanmar. Photo Credit: Meagan Drillinger Bagan might be one of the most magical places on Earth: a real-life Narnia, where a seemingly ...

YANGON (Reuters) - UNESCO inscribed Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for ...