Thousands of religious buildings were destroyed in the severe earthquake that struck Buddhist-majority Myanmar on Friday. More than 2,000 monasteries and pagodas in the Sagaing region alone are ...

More than 1,600 people are confirmed dead after the earthquake, Myanmar's military said on Saturday. Satellite photos show the destruction of dozens of collapsed buildings and Buddhist Pagodas.

Nearly 200 historic Buddhist pagodas have been damaged in central Myanmar by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that also killed four people on Aug. 24, say media reports. A clean up is currently underway in ...

Spiraling towers shrouded in green foliage and crumbling, copper-colored Buddha statues: welcome to the village of Indein in Myanmar, home to a series of centuries-old, beautiful pagodas.

Rescue workers surveyed the damage Thursday after a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar, killing at least four people and damaging 185 ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a ...

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging scores of ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist attraction, officials ...

Generals who view themselves as the protectors and patrons of Buddhism have stepped up building pagodas and presenting offerings to highly-respected monks, which they believe will bring them ...

Mawlamyine’s mix of churches and pagodas reveals the Myanmar city’s history as an intersection of colonialism, Christian missionaries and Buddhist tradition.

Known as the city of four million pagodas, Myanmar's ancient capital of Bagan is one of Southeast Asia's most important archaeological sites.