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Bagan (formerly Pagan) is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day. Anawrahta's Palace was rebuilt in 2003 based on the extant foundations at the old palace site. But the palace above the foundation is completely conjectural.

Bagan

The Pagan Empire collapsed in 1287 due to repeated Mongol invasions (1277–1301) Bagan, located in an active earthquake zone, had suffered from many earthquakes over the ages, with over 400 recorded earthquakes between 1904 and 1975. Today, 2229 temples and pagodas remain. Bagan today is a main tourist destination in the country's nascent tourism industry, which has long been the target of various boycott campaigns. The majority of over 300,000 international tourists to the country in 2011 are believed to have also visited Bagan.

Great Audience Hall (Pyinsapathada) replica

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Sound: Myanmar Love Song