Bago, a former capital
Around the large zedi (stupa) of Shwemawdaw Paya. The temple has suffered earthquakes during its life and was reconstructed from 1952 to 1954. A section of a “hti”, the umbrella-like pinnacle that is at the top of the zedi and was toppled by an earthquake in 1917, is mounted in the structure at the base of the stupa.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Dec 16, 2006