The central stupa

The bejewelled Htee

The Schwedagon Pagoda

Yangon

Myanmar (Burma)

This modern addition is surmounted by a 56-carat diamond

  • Refurbishing the Htee in 1872
  • An array of smaller spires

    • Photograph November 2000 by George P. Landow

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