1. Royal barke in Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

2. Pagoda in Mandalay
© 2001 - Robert Weber

3. Sitting buddha in Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

4. A colonial building in the city of Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

5. Swedagon Paya in Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

6. Late afternoon in Bagan
© 2001 - Robert Weber

7. Entrance door to a temple in Bagan
© 2001 - Robert Weber

8. Hsinbyume Paya in Mingun near Mandalay
© 2001 - Robert Weber

9. Demons at Mandalay Hill
© 2001 - Robert Weber

11. Temple complex in Bagan
© 2001 - Robert Weber

12. A buddhist deity near Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

13. A big bell at Swedagon Paya, Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

14. Rickshaws in downtown Mandalay
© 2001 - Robert Weber

15. Pagoda in Mandalay
© 2001 - Robert Weber

16. Lying buddha in Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

17. Temples at the Swedagon Paya complex, Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber

18. A praying statue at Mandalay Hill
© 2001 - Robert Webe r

19. Sunset in Bagan
© 2001 - Robert Weber

20. Sule Paya in Yangon
© 2001 - Robert Weber
The 48 m high Sule Pagoda is said to be about 2,000 years old and to have been built during the Mahathura era of Buddhism. It has been the focus of Yangon's social and religious activites for centuries. It was used as the centre-point around which the British colonial government constructed the grid-patterned streets of the city. The word 'Sule' is derived from the Mon words 'Kyaik Athok' meaning 'the stupa where a sacred hair relic is enshrined'.

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