Myanmar's ancient city is home to more than 2,000 temples

The city is home to some of the world’s oldest Buddhist temples, known as pagodas, and is one of Burma’s main attractions for tourists wishing to experience its ancient architecture.

Thai photographer Nuttawut Jaroenchai, 32, was determined to document the breathtaking beauty of this iconic city.

He said: “The city is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.”

Nuttawut also set out to capture another of Bagan’s most spectacular sights.

Every sunrise the skies above Bagan are filled with dozens of hot air balloons, packed full with people eager to see the many holy temples the city has to offer.

He said: “I had to wake up at 4am to find a good position to take these pictures because there was a lot of people in the area.”

“I decided to take the pictures because this is the highlight of the day - hot air balloons floating over thousands of pagodas during sunrise.”

Some of the more well known temples include the Shwesandaw pagoda which was built more than 950 years ago and the Dhammayan which is the largest of the pagodas.

Other significant pagodas that are popular among tourists in the city are Ananda Temple, which is considered one of the most elaborate pagodas, and Lawkananda pagoda which is home to a replica of Buddha’s tooth.

Set up in 2014 as a way to enhance people’s experience of the city, the hot air balloon tours have gone from strength to strength as tourists can’t resist the bird’s-eye view of the ancient shrines.

Open to tourists for select periods throughout the year in order to give them the best views of the city, Nuttawut had to take this into consideration when taking the pictures of the city’s skyline.

He explained: “I had to plan which season to shoot and consider which way the balloons would be coming up.

“It was an amazing moment seeing the hot air balloons."