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Burma / Myanmar: Roof detail in the all teak monastery of Shwe In Bin Kyaung, Mandalay

Burma / Myanmar: Roof detail in the all teak monastery of Shwe In Bin Kyaung, Mandalay

Mandalay, a sprawling city of more than 1 million people, was founded in 1857 by King Mindon to coincide with an ancient Buddhist prophecy. It was believed that Gautama Buddha visited the sacred mount of Mandalay Hill with his disciple Ananda, and proclaimed that on the 2,400th anniversary of his death, a metropolis of Buddhist teaching would be founded at the foot of the hill.






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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

David Henley

Credit:

Pictures From Asia

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