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Background imageRangoon Collection: Sketches from Burmah (engraving)

Sketches from Burmah (engraving)
1624727 Sketches from Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 October 1886)

Background imageRangoon Collection: Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show (engraving)

Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show (engraving)
1613054 Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show)

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Burmese War (engraving)

The Burmese War (engraving)
1607401 The Burmese War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burmese War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 April 1852)

Background imageRangoon Collection: Buddhist Girls School in Rangoon (engraving)

Buddhist Girls School in Rangoon (engraving)
5206911 Buddhist Girls School in Rangoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddhist Girls School in Rangoon. Illustration for The Fireside Annual, 1886)

Background imageRangoon Collection: Mr Judson and Mr Colman before the Emperor at the Hall of Audience, Rangoon (engraving)

Mr Judson and Mr Colman before the Emperor at the Hall of Audience, Rangoon (engraving)
965073 Mr Judson and Mr Colman before the Emperor at the Hall of Audience, Rangoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Pagoda Steps, Rangoon (colour litho)

The Pagoda Steps, Rangoon (colour litho)
3648844 The Pagoda Steps, Rangoon (colour litho) by Kelly, Robert George Talbot (1861-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pagoda Steps, Rangoon)

Background imageRangoon Collection: A Visit to India, Sketches at Rangoon (engraving)

A Visit to India, Sketches at Rangoon (engraving)
1049328 A Visit to India, Sketches at Rangoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to India, Sketches at Rangoon)

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Mayo Memorial Seamens Home at Rangoon (engraving)

The Mayo Memorial Seamens Home at Rangoon (engraving)
1054732 The Mayo Memorial Seamens Home at Rangoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mayo Memorial Seamens Home at Rangoon)

Background imageRangoon Collection: Tanaka

Tanaka
Roberto Rivera

Background imageRangoon Collection: Japanese train in Rangoon (Yangon). June 1945

Japanese train in Rangoon (Yangon). June 1945

Background imageRangoon Collection: Landing craft being unloaded at the Rangoon (Yangdon) beach head. May 1945

Landing craft being unloaded at the Rangoon (Yangdon) beach head. May 1945

Background imageRangoon Collection: Landing craft travel up the Rangoon (Yangdon) river as smoke from an air strike

Landing craft travel up the Rangoon (Yangdon) river as smoke from an air strike obliterates all effective defence. May 1945

Background imageRangoon Collection: Bren gun carriers being swung on to Rangoon docks. Burma

Bren gun carriers being swung on to Rangoon docks. Burma. circa 1st November 1941

Background imageRangoon Collection: British and Indian paratroops during the assault on Rangoon

British and Indian paratroops during the assault on Rangoon. A motor launch with guns ready for action enters Rangoon city area. May 1945

Background imageRangoon Collection: Elephant lifting wooden logs - Rangoon, Burma

Elephant lifting wooden logs - Rangoon, Burma
circa 1910s

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rangoon, the principal port of the Birman Empire, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Rangoon, the principal port of the Birman Empire, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Rangoon, the principal port of the Birman Empire, 1845. View of the capital city of Burma:the imports of British manufactures are very considerable; including piece-goods, woollens, glass-ware

Background imageRangoon Collection: Staff of Rangoon General Hospital, incl Lily Mary McKenzie

Staff of Rangoon General Hospital, incl Lily Mary McKenzie
Staff of Rangoon General Hospital, including Lily Mary McKenzie. Formal group of four rows. Reverse reads Rangoon General Hospital (circ 1918-20)

Background imageRangoon Collection: BUDDHISM / DAGON PAGODA

BUDDHISM / DAGON PAGODA
The Great Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (looking northwards) Date: 1825

Background imageRangoon Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20114038

EyeUbiquitous_20114038
Myanmar, Yangon, Karaweik Barge, concrete replica of the Royal Barge, Kandawgyi Lake

Background imageRangoon Collection: Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines of Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines of Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines from the Steep Stairway of Sacred Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. 6th century gilded Theravada stupa complex on Singuttara Hill in Yangon

Background imageRangoon Collection: The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Creator: Unknown

The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Buddhist shrines in what is now Yangon, Myanmar. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Background imageRangoon Collection: Soolay Pagoda Road, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Soolay Pagoda Road, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Soolay Pagoda Road, Rangoon, 1900. According to legend, it was built before the Shwedagon Pagoda during the time of the Buddha, making it more than 2, 600 years old

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rangoon Railway Station, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Rangoon Railway Station, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Rangoon Railway Station, 1900. First built in 1877 by the British but destroyed by the retreating British in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rowe & Coy. Ltd. Rangoon Premises, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Rowe & Coy. Ltd. Rangoon Premises, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Rowe & Coy. Ltd. Rangoon Premises, 1900. British colonial emporia or department stores in Rangoon. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd

Background imageRangoon Collection: Royal Lakes, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Royal Lakes, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Royal Lakes, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Sacred Horse Shoe Lake and Zayats, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Sacred Horse Shoe Lake and Zayats, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Sacred Horse Shoe Lake and Zayats, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Large Figure of Buddha on Shwe Dagon Platform, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Large Figure of Buddha on Shwe Dagon Platform, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Large Figure of Buddha on Shwe Dagon Platform, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Reclined Buddha, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Reclined Buddha, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Reclined Buddha, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Wood Carved Shrines with Glass Mosaic work at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900

Wood Carved Shrines with Glass Mosaic work at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries on Singuttara Hill

Background imageRangoon Collection: Shrines at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Shrines at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shrines at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Shrine of the Great Bell at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Shrine of the Great Bell at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shrine of the Great Bell at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: South Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

South Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
South Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice Mills on the Poozoondoung Creek, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Rice Mills on the Poozoondoung Creek, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Rice Mills on the Poozoondoung Creek, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Merchant Street, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Merchant Street, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Merchant Street, Rangoon, 1900. Merchant Street sits at the heart of Yangons historic downtown area, where the roads are lined with majestic but decaying structures that date back to British colonial

Background imageRangoon Collection: Strand Road, Rangoon. - Post Office, Imperial Bank of India. Custom House in distance, 1900

Strand Road, Rangoon. - Post Office, Imperial Bank of India. Custom House in distance, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Background imageRangoon Collection: View near Rangoon, c1880

View near Rangoon, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Background imageRangoon Collection: Leaders in the Burma Campaign met in Rangoon after the citys fall on May 3, 1945, 1945

Leaders in the Burma Campaign met in Rangoon after the citys fall on May 3, 1945, 1945
Leaders in the Burma Campaign met in Rangoon after the citys fall on May 3, 1945, 1942. Lieutenant General Sir William Slim (GOC-in-Chief 14th Army)

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Quartermasters Staff of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

The Quartermasters Staff of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: Hospital Orderlies of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

Hospital Orderlies of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Pioneers of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

The Pioneers of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Regimental Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

The Regimental Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Garrison Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

The Garrison Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: The Colours of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913

The Colours of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Background imageRangoon Collection: Street leading towards the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, late 19th or early 20th century

Street leading towards the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, late 19th or early 20th century. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageRangoon Collection: Street in Rangoon, Burma, late 19th or early 20th century

Street in Rangoon, Burma, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Background imageRangoon Collection: Passengers embarking on an Irrawaddy steamer, Mada, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Passengers embarking on an Irrawaddy steamer, Mada, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Passengers embarking on an Irrawaddy steamer, Mada, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageRangoon Collection: Men about to draw a heavy load, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Men about to draw a heavy load, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Men about to draw a heavy load, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail




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"Discover the enchanting beauty of Rangoon, Myanmar's vibrant city" Immerse yourself in the mystical allure as you witness the breathtaking sight of Shwedagon Pagoda before sunrise. The golden rays paint a mesmerizing picture against the clear sky, creating a moment that will stay etched in your memory forever. Explore Swedawmyat Paya, an architectural marvel nestled in Yangon, where tranquility and spirituality intertwine. Marvel at its intricate design and feel a sense of peace wash over you as you soak in its serene ambiance. Embark on an adventure to encounter majestic elephants, symbols of strength and grace that roam freely through Burma's captivating landscapes. Experience their gentle nature up close and create memories that will last a lifetime. Step back in time with Indian Rice Merchants, capturing the essence of Rangoon's rich history. Delve into their stories and traditions as they continue to shape this bustling city with their vibrant culture. Witness the gilded magnificence of Shwedagon Pagoda against the backdrop of a dawn sky. Its stupa and spires gleam with gold, casting an ethereal glow that illuminates Yangon Region for miles around. Observe Burmese Buddhist monks deep in prayer, their hands clasped together in devotion. Feel inspired by their unwavering faith as they embody the spiritual heart of Myanmar. Uncover more treasures at Botahtaung Pagoda during dawn hours when it casts a spellbinding aura over Yangon. Let its ancient charm transport you to another era as you bask in its timeless beauty. Indulge your wanderlust at world-famous Shwedagon - an icon that has captivated travelers from all corners of the globe for centuries. Lose yourself amidst its grandeur and discover why it holds such reverence among locals and visitors alike. Venture further into Myanmar's cultural tapestry by exploring Buddhist temples at the archaeological site of Bagan.