Monumental Ruins Emerge Following Massive Myanmar Earthquake

After one of the most severe earthquakes in decades, Myanmar is fighting the consequences. Historical sites are in ruins, hospitals, temples and bridges have been destroyed or severely damaged.

Deadly Earthquake Unearths Forgotten Monument in Myanmar

The once-buried palatial ruins were discovered in Inwa, Myanmar. Source: Myanmar’s Department of Archaeology and National Museum.   A major earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, claiming thousands of lives and causing extensive damage across the Southeast Asian nation. Amidst the devastation, new fissures in the earth revealed long-buried ruins near Inwa, where the Burmese imperial capital of Ratnapura Ava stood from the 14th to t…

Monumental Ruins Emerge Following Massive Myanmar Earthquake

The ruins may have been a water palace or a water-related structure for royal ceremonies, archaeologists believe.