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Shwedagon: Golden Pagoda of Myanmar - Mayer, Hansjorg, and Moore, Elizabeth H, and Pe, U Win
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For hundreds of years the golden stupa of the Shwedagon, the pagoda enshrining the sacred hairs of the Buddha, has dominated the landscape of Rangoon. Since the nineteenth century, it has been the spiritual symbol of the entire Burmese nation. Few countries have a shrine such as this, ancient yet with as much relevance today as it had long ago. It is an unforgettable vision to see the pagoda across the Royal Lakes at sunset or as a golden shimmer against the black night sky. Everyone who has been to Myanmar has a memory of ...

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Shwedagon: Golden Pagoda of Myanmar 1999, Thames & Hudson

ISBN-13: 9780500974834

Hardcover