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![A man kneels in prayer beneath a bronze bell at Shwedagon Pagoda. The previous centerpiece bell at the pagoda - a reputedly 2...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/cdfc9522-1374-4038-a7f1-6154a12f2ab7/Ym_130505_14461_xgaplus.jpg)
![Temple spires bathed in golden light near Shwesandaw Pagoda in Bagan, the birthplace of Myanmar culture. Built over several c...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/16dfcde6-237b-416b-9741-c865c8a11321/Ym_130503_13307_xgaplus.jpg)
Temple spires bathed in golden light near Shwesandaw Pagoda in Bagan, the birthplace of Myanmar culture. Built over several centuries a millennium ago, some 2,500 temples have survived the ravages of time.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 24.0 Mpixels (68.7 MB uncompressed) - 6000x4000 pixels (20x13.3 in / 50.8x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 7 Days in Myanmar, ancient, Asia, Asian, Bagan, Burma, landscape, Myanmar, outdoors, pagoda, Shwesandaw Pagoda, southeast asia, spires, temple
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