Gawdawpaun Temple

This 12th century square thing is one of the largest in Bagan, but access to the upper stories is limited because of the damage in the 1975 earthquake.

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Sweating around Bagan

June 1st 2006
I did Bagan alone as my fellow travellers were either too tired to look at another temple (had my sympathy) or decided to travel in the searing sun along the shadeless ass-shatteringly bumpy roads by bicycle (had my pity) rather than join me in my horse and buggy. It would take several thousand words to describe Bagan (in fact, some French scholar wrote a seven volume description of the place ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more

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