The pagoda towered in the center of the precinct

Shwedagon Pagoda
Shot at Shwedagon Paya, a Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar
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On Singuttara Hill, there was the most famous pagoda called Shwedagon Paya. And the golden pagoda was towering in the center of its precinct. Pagoda in Southeastern Asia was covered with gold in the majority of cases.

Although Buddhism has come down also to Japan, the custom didn't come. Pagoda in Japan was usually built of wood. I wondered from where the difference came. Maybe it took a leaf from Shintoism.

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Jan 2015 ARCHITECTURE MYANMAR

PHOTO DATA

No

9010

Shooting Date

Feb 2010

Posted On

January 20, 2015

Modified On

January 16, 2020

Place

Yangon, Myanmar

Genre

Architectural Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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