Yangon, Mandalay - 23 January 2013; Lake Kandawgi, near the centre of Yangon, is artificial - it was built by the British as a reservoir, but is now p

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Yangon, Mandalay - 23 January 2013; Lake Kandawgi, near the centre of Yangon, is artificial - it was built by the British as a reservoir, but is now primarily used for recreation. Its most prominent structure is the so-called Karaweik barge or place. It's a fake - built from concrete in 1974, it is based on the (genuine) on the Pyi Gyi Mon Royal Barge.

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