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Yangon Collection (page 4)

Yangon, the vibrant capital city of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), is a treasure trove of cultural and architectural wonders

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

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

Background imageYangon 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 imageYangon 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

Background imageYangon Collection: One of the chief native market streets, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

One of the chief native market streets, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
One of the chief native market streets, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Watering the streets of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Watering the streets of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Watering the streets of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Shops in a native market, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Shops in a native market, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Shops in a native market, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Dalhousie Street, busiest in the city, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Dalhousie Street, busiest in the city, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Dalhousie Street, busiest in the city, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Burmese family, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Burmese family, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Burmese family, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Young Burmese woman holding a huge cigar, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Young Burmese woman holding a huge cigar, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Young Burmese woman holding a huge cigar, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Schoolboys of the American Baptist Mission, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Schoolboys of the American Baptist Mission, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Schoolboys of the American Baptist Mission, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. The American Baptist Mission in Burma was established by Adoniram and Ann Hasseltine Judson in 1814. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Sule Pagoda from Pagoda Street, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Sule Pagoda from Pagoda Street, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Sule Pagoda from Pagoda Street, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. According to Buddhist tradition, the pagoda dates from the lifetime of the Buddha (5th or 6th century BC). Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Pagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Pagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Pagoda Road to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Along the platform to the southern ascent, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908

Along the platform to the southern ascent, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Along the platform to the southern ascent, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Worshipping before an idol, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Worshipping before an idol, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Worshipping before an idol, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Buddha statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Buddha statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Buddha statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Musicians, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Musicians, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Musicians, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Buddhist monks with sunshades and fans, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Buddhist monks with sunshades and fans, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Buddhist monks with sunshades and fans, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: A peep into the tropical gardens of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

A peep into the tropical gardens of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
A peep into the tropical gardens of Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Looking up the Irrawaddy River, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Looking up the Irrawaddy River, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Looking up the Irrawaddy River, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Background imageYangon Collection: Major Frasers storming party carrying the stockade in front of Rangoon, 19th century

Major Frasers storming party carrying the stockade in front of Rangoon, 19th century. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

Background imageYangon Collection: The Shwe Dragon pagoda, Rangoon, 19th century. Artist: C Kegan Paul

The Shwe Dragon pagoda, Rangoon, 19th century. Artist: C Kegan Paul
The Shwe Dragon pagoda, Rangoon, 19th century

Background imageYangon Collection: Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Fortress gardens and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Fortress gardens and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Fortress gardens and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Background imageYangon Collection: Rangoon Harbour, Myanmar, c1900s

Rangoon Harbour, Myanmar, c1900s

Background imageYangon Collection: View near Rangoon, Burma, c1888

View near Rangoon, Burma, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes 2

Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes 2
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 Jauary 2013; Bleak, ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes - abstract visualisation 2

Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes - abstract visualisation 2
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 January 2013 An ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes, somehow offers a strange

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w2

Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w2
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 Jauary 2013; Bleak, ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w1

Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w1
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 Jauary 2013; Bleak, ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w3

Downtown Yangon street with satellite dishes w3
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 Jauary 2013; Bleak, ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes

Background imageYangon Collection: Downtown Yangon - satellite dishes and passing aircraft

Downtown Yangon - satellite dishes and passing aircraft
Yangon, Myanmar - 22 Jauary 2013; Ugly city street in central Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, festooned with cables, clutter and satellite dishes. And then an aircraft flies past

Background imageYangon Collection: Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 5

Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 5
Yangon, Myanmar - 21 March 2013; This spectacular palm frond was seen in a park in Myanmars beautiful capital city. Its constantly hot and wet tropical weather, although unpleasant to humans

Background imageYangon Collection: Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 4

Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 4
Yangon, Myanmar - 21 March 2013; This spectacular palm frond was seen in a park in Myanmars beautiful capital city. Its constantly hot and wet tropical weather, although unpleasant to humans

Background imageYangon Collection: Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 3

Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 3
Yangon, Myanmar - 21 March 2013; This spectacular palm frond was seen in a park in Myanmars beautiful capital city. Its constantly hot and wet tropical weather, although unpleasant to humans

Background imageYangon Collection: Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 2

Palm frond in Yangon, Myanmar 2
Yangon, Myanmar - 21 March 2013; This spectacular palm frond was seen in a park in Myanmars beautiful capital city. Its constantly hot and wet tropical weather, although unpleasant to humans




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Yangon, the vibrant capital city of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), is a treasure trove of cultural and architectural wonders. One cannot miss the Swedawmyat Paya, a magnificent pagoda that stands tall in this bustling metropolis. As you wander through the streets of Yangon, also referred to as Rangoon, you will be captivated by its rich history and enchanting charm. At dawn, the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda emerges against a clear sky, casting an ethereal glow over Yangon. This iconic landmark is not only a symbol of faith but also an architectural masterpiece that leaves visitors in awe. Close up shots of Burmese Buddhist monk hands praying showcase their devotion and spirituality. The allure lies not only in its religious sites but also in its natural beauty. The Botahtaung Pagoda at dawn offers breathtaking views that are truly mesmerizing. Twilight brings about another spectacle - the golden stupa at Shwedagon Pagodo shimmers against the backdrop of a darkening sky. World-famous for its grandeur and magnificence, Shwedagon continues to attract tourists from all corners of the globe to Yangon. Its gold-studded spires stand tall as if reaching for heaven itself. As you explore further into this captivating city, colonial architecture on Sule Pagoda Road takes you back in time to when British influence shaped Yangon's landscape. The intricate designs and ornate details tell stories of a bygone era. Chinthes or guardians stationed at various points around Shwedagon Pagoda add an element of mystique to this already enchanting place. These mythical creatures serve as protectors and lend an air of reverence to this sacred site. Yangon is more than just a city; it is an experience like no other.