Jacques' photos

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  • 20010110-0026ac Precious Buddha of Yangon Sule Pagoda

    20010110-0026ac Precious Buddha of Yangon Sule Pagoda

    Myanmar (Burma) Yangon old central Sule Pagoda.
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  • 20010110-0025ac Yango Sule Pagoda

    20010110-0025ac Yango Sule Pagoda

    This gilded and venerated old pagoda is in the centre of Yangon, the previous Burmese Capital and is more than 2,000 years old.
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  • 20010110-0023ac Myanmar Yangon International Airport Arrival

    20010110-0023ac Myanmar Yangon International Airport Arrival

    We have just landed on the most Buddhist Country (85% of the population); Even the airport has a Buddhist look!!! Myanmar is divided into 7 divisions and 7 states; The divisions are Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi and Yangon; The…
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  • 20010111-0081ac Unbelievable Bamboo Scaffoldings

    20010111-0081ac Unbelievable Bamboo Scaffoldings

    Infos extracted from wikipedia: The gold seen on the stupa is made of genuine gold plates, covering the brick structure and attached by traditional rivets. Myanmar people all over the country, as well as monarchs in its history, have donated gold to the p…
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  • 20010111-0079ac Unusual Buddha Image

    20010111-0079ac Unusual Buddha Image

    Myanmar (Burma) Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda.
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  • 20010111-0073ac Earth Touching Buddha

    20010111-0073ac Earth Touching Buddha

    This is a frequent posture of the Buddha touching the ground with his right hand; Myanmar (Burma) Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda.
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  • 20010111-0071bc Yangon Schwedagon Temple Bell

    20010111-0071bc Yangon Schwedagon Temple Bell

    Myanmar (Burma) Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda.
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  • 20010111-0067ac The Charm of Asia

    20010111-0067ac The Charm of Asia

    Myanmar (Burma) Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda.
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  • 20010111-0094ac Stupa Above the Access Staircase Roofs

    20010111-0094ac Stupa Above the Access Staircase Roofs

    Myanmar Burma Yangon Shwe Da Gon Pagoda.
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  • 20010123-0779ac Sunset on Ayeyarwadi River

    20010123-0779ac Sunset on Ayeyarwadi River

    Myanmar (Burma) Bagan site of hundreds Buddhist temples UNESCO World Heritage.
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  • 20010123-0776ac Sunset on Ayeyarwadi River

    20010123-0776ac Sunset on Ayeyarwadi River

    Pierre on an evening ramble near the river; Myanmar (Burma) Bagan site of hundreds Buddhist temples UNESCO World Heritage.
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  • 20010123-0753ac Gawdawpalin Temple 1171-1234

    20010123-0753ac Gawdawpalin Temple 1171-1234

    Gawdawpalin Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Burma. Construction of the pagoda began during the reign of Narapatisithu (1174–1211) and completed during the reign of Htilominlo (1121-1234). Gawdawpalin Temple is the second tallest temple in Ba…
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  • 20010123-0736ac Sulamani Guphaya 1183

    20010123-0736ac Sulamani Guphaya 1183

    The Sulamani Guphaya, or Pahto, is one of Bagan's premier temple attractions; The name itself means Crowning Jewel or Small Ruby; The temple complex originally contained a large number of associated buildings, including a lecture and ordination hall, cell…
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  • 20010122-0659ac So Happy to Be in Buddha's Kingdom

    20010122-0659ac So Happy to Be in Buddha's Kingdom

    Sulamani Guphaya temple, (1183) The 1st & most important temple of late-period Bagan monument building; Temples have been more than 4,400 at mediaeval times, it remains after earthquakes and wars more than 2,200 each one as large as one of our cathedral…
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  • 20010126-0875bc Gigantic Buddha in the Morning Mist

    20010126-0875bc Gigantic Buddha in the Morning Mist

    Myanmar (Burma) Prome (Pyay) Sehtatgyi Buddha; Scanned slide number 875.
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  • 20010126-0878ac Mum I need Pipi!

    20010126-0878ac Mum I need Pipi!

    The colours of the clothes and hat of this poor baby are so well choosen! Myanmar Burma Prome (ancient Pyay) Schwesandaw Buddhist Temple; Scanned slide number 878.
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  • 20010126-0866bc Mystical Misty Morning

    20010126-0866bc Mystical Misty Morning

    View on the Myathalyaung Buddha; Such a strange exotical and tropical atmosphere! Myanmar Burma Prome (ancient Pyay) Schwesandaw Buddhist Temple; Scanned slide number 866.
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  • 20010113-0175ac My Great Winner, Incredibly Cute!

    20010113-0175ac My Great Winner, Incredibly Cute!

    Baby monk ordination ceremony near Mandalay; Scanned slide 175.
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