| There seems to be endless jewelled demons, gilded temples and tall pagodas. |
| I love the palace gardens though, taking walks to the pagodas, over bridges spanning lakes full of koi carp and under cherry blossom trees. |
| Thirteen Buddhist pagodas, 17 schools, and several villages are now planting those trees in an attempt to restore a severely deforested area. |
| Anawrahta's capital, Pagan, was sacked by the Mongols in 1287 and the city with its many thousand pagodas and temples was abandoned. |
| It boasts fine restaurants, immaculate hotels and glitzy bars amidst its colonial villas and venerable pagodas. |
| The engineer found inspiration in the tall, thin wooden Buddhist pagodas of Japan. |
