Title

Worshipping before an idol, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Caption

Worshipping before an idol, 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.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1908

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C60_064

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (3,4Mb) / 13,6in x 14,3in / 4094 x 4300 (300dpi)

Keywords

people religious arts country religion Buddhist Buddhism sculpture art worship Burma Buddhists worshipper pagoda kneeling location century Rangoon Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda worshipping Burmese idol seated B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century The Print Collector Myanmar (Burma) stereoscopic stereoscopic photography TGN photograph stereoscopic card Stereo Travel Co Co Stereo Travel photograph