Updated: Quake Damages Scores Of Myanmar’s Heritage Bagan Temples

BAGAN, Myanmar — It was a time of conquest and conversions. Above all, it was a time of construction, on a scale never seen before. Over 250 years, from the 11th century onwards, the rulers of Bagan built more than 10,000 magnificent religious monuments. The stupas, temples and monasteries became the defining emblems of Bagan, […]

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