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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A statue of the Buddha in Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014003.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Broken windows in a doorway at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture005.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The entrance to a teak building in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture003.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  Monks at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014021.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The spire for St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture044.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture030.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1926. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture026.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A young Burmese man chants during a march through central Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest005.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A footprint of the Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014024.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  People pray at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014022.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  People pray at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014019.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A Burmese hermit monk walks around Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014017.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman makes merit and prays at an alter for people born on Tuesdays at Shwedagon Pagoda. People pray at alters and chapels dedicated to the day of the week they were born on in Theravada Buddhism. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014015.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman makes merit and prays at an alter for people born on Tuesdays at Shwedagon Pagoda. People pray at alters and chapels dedicated to the day of the week they were born on in Theravada Buddhism. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014014.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People participate in a small private procession during a merit making ceremony for their company at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014010.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  A novice monk with this friends at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014009.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A Burmese hermit monk walks around Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014008.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A Burmese hermit monk and a regular monk walk around Shwedagon Pagoda. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014007.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man prays in front of a statue of the Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014006.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man prays at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014004.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Shwedagon Pagoda lit up at night in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014001.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A banana shop in a colonial building built in 1928 on Strand Road in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture051.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A colonial building in disrepair nestled between two newer buildings on Bo Sun Pet (also spelled So Soon Pat) Street in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture049.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture047.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture045.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture043.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Women cross the street in front of the Strand Hotel. The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture041.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Myanmar Port Authority is considered one of Yangon's better preserved colonial buildings. It was built in 1920. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture037.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Immanuel Baptist Church in Yangon was originally built in 1885 and destroyed during World War 2, it was rebuilt in 1952 and is on Yangon's historic heritage list. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture032.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The entrance to a residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1924. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture028.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An original part of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture020.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Squaters in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture018.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A squater in his sleeping space in the old Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture016.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A hallway at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture015.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A door out to the grounds of the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture014.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An interior staircase at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture012.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The grounds of the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture011.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An old fire extinguisher in a hotel wing at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture007.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A teak building in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture002.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants march in Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest009.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants march in Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest008.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest007.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants march in Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest006.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A young Burmese man chants during a march through central Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest004.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants who say their land was misappropriated by the Burmese army march in central Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest003.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants who say their land was misappropriated by the Burmese army march in central Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LandlessProtest002.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Children participate in a small private procession during a merit making ceremony for their parents' company at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014013.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People participate in a small private procession during a merit making ceremony for their company at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014011.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man prays at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShwedagonPagoda2014005.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A buidling in the St. John's Catholic Church complex in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture048.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture046.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Myanmar Customs House on Strand Road is considered one of the better preserved colonial buildings in Yangon. It was built in 1915. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture040.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Myanmar Port Authority is considered one of Yangon's better preserved colonial buildings. It was built in 1920. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture038.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A renovated colonial era building in downtown Yangon. The building is now the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB). Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture036.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture035.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture033.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A renovated colonial era building in downtown Yangon. The building now houses tourist shops and cafes. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture031.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The U Naw Memorial Baptist Church in Yangon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Yangon. It was established in 1816. The current building was built in the 1930s. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An original part of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An interior door in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A meeting room at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The entrance to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Bananas ripen on a wall in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The old railway headquarters in Yangon is closed. The complex is slated for redevelopment as a luxury hotel. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants march in Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese peasants who say their land was misappropriated by the Burmese army march in central Yangon. About 100 Burmese citizens who say they've lost their land to the Burmese army, had a protest march in central Yangon Saturday. It's a sign of how quickly Myanmar is changing that authorities allowed the march, and other protests like it, to proceed without interference.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  People pray at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  People pray at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Children participate in a small private procession during a merit making ceremony for their parents' company at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The roofline of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A colonial building on Lanmadaw Road in Yangon has restaurants on the ground floor and tenement apartments on the upper floor. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man rides his bike past the Strand Hotel. The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Myanmar Customs House on Strand Road is considered one of the better preserved colonial buildings in Yangon. It was built in 1915. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1924. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The U Naw Memorial Baptist Church in Yangon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Yangon. It was established in 1816. The current building was built in the 1930s. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The main wing of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture023.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The gates to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A squater in his sleeping space in the old Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The entrance to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A wooden staircase at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A Burmese hermit monk walks around Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. It’s a 99 metres (325 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A banana shop in a colonial building built in 1928 on Strand Road in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The main wing of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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