Living TRAVEL - BURMA 1981

Remnants of the glories of Pagan, ancient capital of Burma
 


The landscape around the present Pagan on the Irrawaddy contains
the ruins of hundreds of pagodas and temples mostly built around 1000 years ago
 
The Irrawaddy River can be seen in the background - and below


 

Most of the old Pagodas have crumbled or disappeared, but substantial remnants of just a few remain
 



 

 


Riverside pagoda - still used
 

Collecting water from the river - and below
 

  
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