BurmaMyanmar, The main, southern entrance to the Buddhist shrine of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, protected by two 'chenthe' (half-lion, half-dragon guardian figures). Original manuscript caption: Main entrance to Great Pagoda Rangoon, circa 1890. 2003/071/1/1/2/37.

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The entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda

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