192 pages, 245 x 223 mm
Hardback, 235 illustrations
175 in colour
ISBN 974 8225 46 1

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For centuries the golden stupa of the Shwedagon, the pagoda enshrining the sacred hairs of the Buddha, has dominated the landscape of Rangoon becoming the spiritual symbol of the entire Burmese nation. Few other countries have a shrine such as this, ancient yet so much a part of today. Archaeologist Elizabeth Moore and Burmese scholar U Win Pe discuss the history of the stupa, illustrated by many old pictures and plans, while a typical visit is captured in photographs by Hansjörg Mayer.