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Rangoon: Near View of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
Linnaeus Tripe British
Not on view
Like other major stupas, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda was regularly renovated. Tripe’s photograph shows the network of bamboo scaffolding that enabled workmen to regild its bell-shaped surface.
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