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Rangoon: Near View of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda

Linnaeus Tripe British

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Like other major stupas, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda was regularly renovated. Tripe’s photograph shows the network of bamboo scaffolding that enabled workmen to regild its bell-shaped surface.

Rangoon: Near View of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)

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