Shrine around the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, album page, photograph, Pagoda with burial chambers and palm trees, taken from an open area. The country has officially been called the Union of Myanmar since 1989; before that, it was called Burma. Since November 7, 2005, the capital has officially been the centrally located Naypyidaw (near Pyinmana), although the relocation only began on that date. The former capital is Rangoon (Yangon), the largest city in the country., caption: 'Shrines round the great Pagoda, Rangoon', c. 1880 - c. 1900, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 206 mm, width 268 mm x width 301 mm, height 380 mm, A wide sepia photograph showing ornate temple buildings and stupas with tiered, carved roofs and spires, surrounded by tall palm trees and dense foliage, with a large open paved area in the foreground and a few people standing and sitting near the base of one of the stupas.
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Shrine around the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, album page, photograph, Pagoda with burial chambers and palm trees, taken from an open area. The country has officially been called the Union of Myanmar since 1989; before that, it was called Burma. Since November 7, 2005, the capital has officially been the centrally located Naypyidaw (near Pyinmana), although the relocation only began on that date. The former capital is Rangoon (Yangon), the largest city in the country., caption: 'Shrines round the great Pagoda, Rangoon', c. 1880 - c. 1900, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 206 mm, width 268 mm x width 301 mm, height 380 mm, A wide sepia photograph showing ornate temple buildings and stupas with tiered, carved roofs and spires, surrounded by tall palm trees and dense foliage, with a large open paved area in the foreground and a few people standing and sitting near the base of one of the stupas.

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Shrine Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon Myanmar album page photograph Pagoda burial chambers palm trees open area country officially called Union 1989 was Burma November 7 2005 capital centrally located Naypyidaw near Pyinmana relocation date former capital Rangoon largest city caption Shrines round great Pagoda c 1880 - c 1900 photographer paper pasteboard albumen print height 206 mm width 268 mm x width 301 mm height 380 mm wide sepia photograph showing ornate temple buildings stupas tiered carved roofs spires surrounded tall palm trees dense foliage large open paved area foreground people standing sitting near base stupas

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