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Year Taken |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Street scene in Rangoon, the capital of Myanmar. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17574.jpg) |
Snack seller. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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The Shwedagon Pagoda is 58m high and covered in gold plates. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17577.jpg) |
A pagoda has existed on this site for over 2500 years. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17575.jpg) |
The pagoda is topped by an orb containing 4351 diamonds. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17576.jpg) |
The pagoda dates from 1769. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17578.jpg) |
The pagoda was occupied by the British between 1852 and 1929. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17592.jpg) |
View across the pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Pilgrims walk around the pagoda on the marble floors. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17580.jpg) |
A shrine in Indian style. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Visiting the pagoda in the rain. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17582.jpg) |
The pagoda is crammed full of shrines and temples. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17583.jpg) |
The earliest structures date from the Mon period in the 6th century. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17584.jpg) |
Different styles of roofs. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17585.jpg) |
Structure on the Eastern side of the complex. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17586.jpg) |
A collection of spires. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17587.jpg) |
Painted images of the Buddha. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17588.jpg) |
Guilded Buddha. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00464.jpg) |
Reclining Buddha, dating from 1769. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17589.jpg) |
Pilgrims sitting in a shrine. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17590.jpg) |
Buddha with flowers. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17591.jpg) |
Orange roof. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Pilgrims walking along the many shrines of the Shwedagon Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Children at the pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Family chatting. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Rangoon |
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Shwedagon Pagoda |
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Women at the pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mandalay and the Irrawady River. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Bus in Mandalay. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02034.jpg) |
The base of Mandalay Hill, an important pilgrimage site. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17471.jpg) |
One of the many Buddha shrines on the summit of the hill. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17472.jpg) |
A group of young monks. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02061.jpg) |
Golden coloured Buddha statue. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17473.jpg) |
Pilgrims eating. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17474.jpg) |
Children's play area. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17475.jpg) |
Kyanktawgyi Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17476.jpg) |
The Marble Buddha. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17477.jpg) |
The Kuthodaw Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Mandalay Hill |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17478.jpg) |
The golden spire of the Kuthodaw Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Sandamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17479.jpg) |
View of the Sandamuni Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Sandamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17480.jpg) |
Multiple towers. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Sandamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17481.jpg) |
Woman at the Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Sandamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17482.jpg) |
Carved gateway. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Sandamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00270.jpg) |
Children at the temple. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Atumashi Monastery |
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The stone base of the monastery. The upper wooden section was destroyed in a fire in 1890. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Atumashi Monastery |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17483.jpg) |
Exquisite carvings. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Atumashi Monastery |
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Carved gateway. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Shwenadaw Monastery |
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The Shwenadaw Monastery is constructed from wood. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Shwenadaw Monastery |
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Wooden carvings. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Shwenadaw Monastery |
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Woman at the monastery. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Shwenadaw Monastery |
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Group of visitors to the temple. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Typical Mandalay house. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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A family at their home. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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One of the many roadside shrines in the city. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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A family. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
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Crowds of pilgrims at the Mahamuni Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
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One of the many temples in the complex. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
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Ornate golden tower. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17492.jpg) |
A khmer statue. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17493.jpg) |
Enormous bronze gong with Burmese writing. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
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Mahamuni Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17494.jpg) |
People by the sacred pond. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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Mandalay sits on the banks of the Irrawady River. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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The busy port area. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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Canoe on the river. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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Ferry on the Irrawady. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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Loading a ferry. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mandalay |
Irrawady River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17500.jpg) |
Riverside shrines. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17501.jpg) |
The grounds of a small monastery. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17502.jpg) |
The Mingun Bell is the world's second largest weighing 90 tonnes. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Hsinbyume Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17503.jpg) |
The Hsinbyume Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Hsinbyume Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17504.jpg) |
The pagoda dates from 1816. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Hsinbyume Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17505.jpg) |
The pagoda was built by King Bagyidan in memory of his favourite wife. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Hsinbyume Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17506.jpg) |
Alibaster carved stupa. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Hsinbyume Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17507.jpg) |
A small Buddhist shrine. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Mingun Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17508.jpg) |
Mingun is dominated by the unfinished Mingun Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Mingun Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17509.jpg) |
The pagoda is made from red Earth. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Mingun Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17510.jpg) |
The pagoda has a base 72m square and 50m high. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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Mingun Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17511.jpg) |
Crack in the pagoda caused by an earthquake. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Mingun |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01970.jpg) |
The Sattawya Pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Sagaing is a small village on the banks of the Irrawady. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00272.jpg) |
A group of people with typical Burmese clothing. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Kaunghmudan Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17513.jpg) |
The Kaunghmudan Pagoda is modelled after a well-endowed Burmese queen. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Kaunghmudan Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17514.jpg) |
Close view of the round pagoda. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Kaunghmudan Pagoda |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17515.jpg) |
One of the many buildings in the complex. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17516.jpg) |
Sagaing is dotted with many ancient brick buildings. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Ancient red brick buildings. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Pagoda dominating the village. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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Two boys outside a shop. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17520.jpg) |
Boys with typical Burmese face paint. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17521.jpg) |
Two soldiers guarding a bridge. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00646.jpg) |
View along the banks of the Irrawady River. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Sagaing |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17522.jpg) |
Boats on the Irrawady River. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01971.jpg) |
Pagan covers an area of 40 sq km and is known as the Valley of the 5000 Temples, |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01972.jpg) |
Pagan was capital of Burma from 1057 to 1287. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17523.jpg) |
The Serabha Gateway dates from the 9th century. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17524.jpg) |
The Mahabodhi Temple was completed in 1234 in the style of an original in Bihar State in India. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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Ananda Temple |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01973.jpg) |
Ananda Temple (1091) is one of the largest in Pagan. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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Ananda Temple |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17525.jpg) |
Detail of the temple. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17526.jpg) |
Pitakat Taik was originally a library for Buddhist scriptures built in 1058. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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Shwegngyi Temple |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17527.jpg) |
The Shwegngyi Temple dates from 1131. |
1983 |
Myanmar |
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Pagan |
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Shwegngyi Temple |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01976.jpg) |
The entrance. |
1983 |