Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code BK001016 Plate from Sidereal chromatics

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Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code BK001016 Plate from Sidereal chromaticsMain entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC, but archaeologists believe its construction is more likely to date from between the 6th and 10th century. The pagoda is the most sacred site for Burmese Buddhists. Stereoscopic card. Detail.