Vantage Points #2

Large buddha radiates over a resting temple housing 900+ likenesses.

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January 12th 2007
Mrauk-U was the former capital city of the Rhakine Kingdom in the pre-colonnial era. In order to pay his respects to his Buddhist beliefs a local king built hundreds of pagodas throughout the landscape. It doesn't quite rival Bagan in scale but folklore says that every single hilltop was capped with a golden pagoda. Even now the hills teem with spires of dark stone and glinting gold. When the Rhak ... read more

Asia » Burma

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more

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