Hot air balloons float in with ancient temples in the background during a misty morning in Bagan, central Myanmar, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Propped up on bamboo scaffolding, ...
Entering a golden age a thousand years ago, Myanmar’s Bagan empire was home to dazzling structures that attracted pilgrims for centuries. Pagodas, topped with finials known as hti, create the thousand ...