This is collection of pictures of my country Burma and my city Rangoon where I grew up. My culture Myanmar and my religion Theraveda Buddhism.

Friday, March 21, 2008

landmark of Myanmar(Burma)


landmark of Myanmar(Burma), originally uploaded by nyomee wallen.

The Shwedagon Pagoda of Burmese. This 98-metre gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
Legend has it that the Shwedagon Pagoda is 2500 years old. Archaeologists believe the stupa was actually built sometime between the 6th and 10th centuries by the Mon,

Uploaded by nyomee wallen on 5 Dec 05, 1.32PM PDT.

1 comment:

Alvin S. C. Lee said...

Shwedagon is one of the holiest shrines in Myanmar (Burma)... very apt for an auspicious start of a new photo-ethnography blog.

Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu!