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Bagan City, Myanmar Tour Sights. Tourism. Long time ago, people founded a settlement and called it Bagan. This ancient city in Myanmar is also famous as “the city of a thousand temples”. It is a miracle that this historical site has survived until our days. In modern times, more and more tourists become interested in visiting Myanmar and Old Bagan. What are they searching for? This is an absolutely unique place with a magical atmosphere. Historians think that Bagan was founded in 850. This was a period of time full of bloody battles for the throne. The palace coups became so frequent that they turned into a real disaster for local people. Two centuries after the foundation of the city, Anawrahta became the king of the region. He was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Thanks to his reign, the empire was growing in size by conquering the adjacent territories. Anawrahta wanted to develop the Pagan Kingdom and make it superior to other kingdoms. For this purpose, he was inviting talented masters who were creating true masterpieces for the city. When the king died, many kings were changing each other. The life in the city was changing as well. Bloody battles came to the prosperous land, bringing chaos and disorder. The Pagan Empire ceased to exist at the end of the 12th century. The country’s population decreased significantly, and many landmarks were destroyed in fire. Only magnificent old temples still stand as reminders of the past glory. A devastating earthquake happened in the region in 1975. It almost completely ruined the city. There were attempts to restore the temples in the 90s of the previous century, but these attempts caused even more harm. |
