During its meeting in Baku, the World Heritage Committee inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added are located in Canada, Czechia, Germany, Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Poland.
The ancient Archaeological Site, Bagan, becomes Myanmar’s second entry on the World Heritage List. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the site on the list during its 43rd session, held in Baku of Azerbaijan on Saturday, 6th July 2019. Lying on a bend of the Ayeyarwaddy River in the central plain of Myanmar, Bagan is a sacred landscape, featuring an exceptional range of Buddhist art and architecture. Bagan includes 3,822 surviving temples, stupas, monasteries and places of pilgrimage, as well as archaeological remains, frescoes, and sculptures. The property bears spectacular testimony to the peak of Bagan civilization (11th–13th centuries CE) when the site was the capital of a regional empire. This ensemble of monumental architecture reflects the strength of religious devotion of an early Buddhist empire.
To be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, sites must be of Outstanding Universal Value, meaning that their cultural significance is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and are of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity. Bagan is one of 36 nominations under consideration for the inscription, and the final decision on the nomination was carried out by the 21 members of the World Heritage Committee. In 2014, UNESCO added the Pyu Ancient Cities – Hanlin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra – to the list. BAGAN is the city of World Heritage Site by UNESCO for now and thus we warmly welcome to visit Myanmar.
