THE MILITARY ERA I IN MYANMAR
THE MILITARY ERA I IN MYANMAR Soon after seizing power, a peaceful student protest on Rangoon University campus was suppressed by the military killing…
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Laymyetnha Pagoda
The Laymyetnha Pagoda was built by the first king of Mrauk U Dynasty in 1430 A.D. It is one of the five pagodas built…
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This pagoda is named after a person called U Zina, but no one really knows who he was. Some say that U Zina was…
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The Kanbawza Thadi, the famous palace of King Bayinnaung (1551-1581 A.D.) is being extensively excavated and some buildings are being rebuilt. King Bayinnaung was…
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The Shwe Ba Hill, just beyond Pho Win Hill, features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with plain Buddha images. Shweba…
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The Botahtaung Pagoda is located on the Botahtaung Paya Road, which was named after the Pagoda. It is situated way downtown beside the Yangon…
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The Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is located at the Southwest of Mandalay, where inside lies the Maha Myat Muni Buddha Image. The Maha Myat…
Read storyMaha Aung Mye Bon Zan Monastery
This is a brick-and-stucco monastery built by the Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw for her royal abbot (Nyaung Gan Sayadaw) in 1818. Monasteries were…
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The Pahtothamya Temple is popularly held to be one of five temples built by the non-historical King Taungthugyi (931-964) referred to history. But some…
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The Leimyethna temple, the “Temple of the Four Faces”, is a beautiful example of a single-storeyed temple built in the Late Style. Resting on…
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MYANMAR GEOGRAPHY The country of Myanmar, which has a total area of 678,500 square kilometres (261,970 sq mi), is the largest country in mainland…
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MYANMAR TRADITIONAL ARTS THE HISTORY OF MYANMAR TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS When King Anawrahta of Bagan brought the relics of Buddha and Buddhist scriptures…
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