The largest archaeological site in the world, in July 2019 Bagan finally became a UNESCO world heritage site 24 years after it was first put forward for the title. According to a 2017 architectural survey, Bagan is home to 3,822 Buddhist monuments (temples, monasteries, pagodas and such), the majority of which date back to the 11th to 13th centuries. All this set over 100 square kilometres of dust roads, palm trees and sand. It’s not an exaggeration to say that stepping foot in Bagan is like stepping foot on another planet.

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