Mandalay
The old Myanmar capital is, as so many other places here, quite run down, but is surrounded by fascinating ‘deserted cities’, full of temples and pagodas, also in various states of disrepair.
Birma
Yangon
Except for the spectacular Shwedagon Paya – temple, pagoda, stupa -, Yangon is a pretty run-down city.
Bagan – a photo essay
The 11th Century town of Bagan on the Irriwady River is one enormous Buddhist temple complex, impressive in its extent and in the quality of some of its architecture, mysterious in its setting.