Myanmar Gallery

Shwedagon Pagoda before sunrise , Yangon , Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 99-metre-tall (325 ft)[1] pagoda is situated on Singuttara Hill, to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, and dominates the Yangon skyline

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Indian Rice Merchants, Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma)

Indian Rice Merchants (Lakhmichand Manikchand) in Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma) - note the slightly cheeky bit of advertising by the Insurance Broker in the front row! It seems clear that the Indians controlled the higher end of the rice trade in Burma at this time. Date: circa 1907

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Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1/4)

Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1/4) The legendary Po Sein (1877-1952), Father of the Burmese Theatre - actor and innovative entertainer

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