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1000–1300 CEIn-depth study

Sulamani Temple and the Bagan landscape, photographed on 20 November 2008. A modern view of surviving architecture, not a reconstruction of medieval Bagan.
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Asia / Faith

Bagan: Buddhism, patronage and a living landscape in Myanmar

Bagan’s temples open a history of religious giving, political authority and artistic work beside the Ayeyarwady River. Myanmar’s past extends far beyond its modern conflicts.

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