Street leading towards the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code 1239998 five months before his death

five months before his death

Two elevations of the centre of the Great Arch

Joseph looks on behind

Found in the collection of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

George Washington High School

Street leading towards the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code 1239998 five months before his deathStreet 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, 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. Lantern slide.