Pagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma Size:XL: 80 x 80cm with a ruined tower standing

with a ruined tower standing above on a rocky outcrop

the Countess of Shrewsbury

A policeman carries out an ancient custom

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Pagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma Size:XL: 80 x 80cm with a ruined tower standingPagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC, but archaeologists believe its construction is more likely to date from between the 6th and 10th century. The pagoda is the most sacred site for Burmese Buddhists. Stereoscopic card. Detail.