Still with the small photo 'mistakes', these are from
Bagan, where I stayed for several days, taking a horse & cart
sometimes to get around the amazing profusion of
pagodas & ruins.
Some are extremely old, nearly all have been shaken
by strong earthquakes (a big one in 1975), many have been
partially restored by Unesco or local artisans.
Some must have been superb in their day, with extensive
wall frescoes, it's an amazing art history museum, really,
with distinctively different styles, influence from all
directions. Its wonderful to get an extensive view & realise
just how huge this centre of Buddhist culture was.
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