Download or read book Old Rangoon written by Noel Francis Singer and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klappentext: Rangoon was absorbed into the British Raj in 1855, having previously been more famed for its glorious Buddhist pagoda, the Shwedagon, than its economic and strategic possibilities. Under the British, the city became one of the most splendid in Asia, and with its magnificent colonial architecture, smart hotels and fabled high life it became known as the "Pearl of the Orient". Incorporating anecdote and period detail from both European and Burmese sources, this book recounts Rangoon's origins and development, both before and after the British annexation. It describes the way of life for both colonial and native, and aims to capture the atmosphere of the city through its various periods, in what has been a cocktail of ethnic diversity and cultural life. The author's text is accompanied by quotations from contemporary travel writers.

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon Pagoda written by T. Hesketh Biggs and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and description of Shwedagon Pagoda, Buddhist shrine in Rangoon, Burma.

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon Pagoda written by Conyers Baker and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon written by R. L. Soni and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shwe Dagon written by Win Pe and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon Pagoda Rangoon written by T. Hesketh Biggs and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and description of Shwedagon Pagoda, Buddhist shrine in Rangoon, Burma.

Download or read book Architecture in Burma written by Lorie Karnath and published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The architecture in Burma represents a mixture of the country's history, politics, natural assets, religion, and superstition. Despite some recent advances toward modernization, in architectural terms, centuries of relative seclusion have caused this country to remain something of a historical timeline. Burma's resplendent temples, stately colonial edifices, and myriad of structures that comprise innumerable fishing and country villages provide an architectural window into the country's diverse and oftentimes tumultuous history. The turbulence of the region, punctuated by dynastic squabbles, is perhaps best chronicled and understood by way of its architecture. The escalation of successional quarrels frequently resulted in new rulers packing up entire palaces and other structures and hauling these by elephant to establish a new seat of government or capital elsewhere. The vestiges of the old cities were for the most part simply left to the vicissitudes of nature.

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon Pagoda written by George Conyers Baker Baker and published by . This book was released on 1905* with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Architectural Guide Yangon written by Ben Bansal and published by Dom Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architectural Guide Yangon presents around one hundred memorable buildings from Myanmar's historical capital. Following decades of international isolation, the city's vast heritage remains largely, surprisingly and spectacularly intact. Rangoon - as it was known under the British - was a melting pot of British India. Vivid traces of this legacy are everywhere, especially in the city's Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim houses of worship that often stand side by side, down town, in Yangon's tightly-gridded streets. Since the country's independence from the British in 1948, successive authoritarian regimes have also stamped the cityscape with their legacies. Today Yangon is a bustling and busy city in flux, at the frontier of Myanmar's rapid opening to the wider world. Yangon's urban fabric deserves a systematic guide that nourishes every visitor and resident's shared fascination for the city and its history, offering countless anecdotes and notes on architectural detail.

Download or read book The Shwe Dagon Pagoda written by Emanuel Forchhammer and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shwedagon written by Tun Aung Chain (U.) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art and architecture of Rvhe ti gumĐ Ceti to, Buddhist shrine in Rangoon, Burma.

Download or read book Sacred Sites of Burma written by Donald Martin Stadtner and published by River Books Press Dist A C. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the most significant old and new sacred sites in Yangon, Pagan, the Mandalay area, and within the Shan, Rakhine and Mon states.

Download or read book The Story of Shwe Dagon and Guide with a Direction Chart and Cream of Buddhism in Numbers written by Dagon Than and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Legends of the Seven Greatest Pagodas of Burma written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Visions of Shwedagon written by Aung Aung Taik and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book State and Society in Modern Rangoon written by Donald M. Seekins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most of Asia’s major cities are increasingly homogenized by rapid economic growth and cultural globalization, Rangoon, which is Burma’s former capital and largest city, still bears the imprint of a unique and often turbulent history. It is the site of the Shwedagon Pagoda, a focus of Buddhist pilgrimage and devotion since the early second millennium C.E. that continues to play a major role in national life. In 1852, the British occupied Rangoon and made it their colonial capital, building a modern port and administrative center based on western designs. It became the capital of independent Burma in 1948, but in 2005 the State Peace and Development Council military junta established a new, heavily fortified capital at Naypyidaw, 320 kilometers north of the old capital. A major motive for the capital relocation was the regime’s desire to put distance between itself and Rangoon’s historically restive population. Reacting to the huge anti-government demonstrations of "Democracy Summer" in 1988, the new military regime used massive violence to pacify the city and sought to transform it in line with its supreme goal of state security. However, the "Saffron Revolution" of September 2007 showed that Rangoon’s traditions of resistance reaching back to the colonial era are still very much alive.