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| The Me Nu Ok Kaung built by Queen Me Nu in 1818 as the residence of the Royal Abbott. Also known as The Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery, it is a fine example of Burmese monastery architecture during the Konbaung Dynasty. |
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| A fair Myanmar maiden posing in one of the stuccoed windows of the monastery. |
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| And this monk also came to admire the fine architecture armed with his SLR camera. |
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| The renowned U Bein Bridge of Mandalay. It took two years to build and was completed in 1851. Constructed of teak wood, it is 1.2 km long and may take a half hour to cross during festive times. |
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| People waiting to catch the sunset from the bridge. |
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| The uncompleted Mingun Pahtodawgyi (pagoda) from the river Irrawaddy. |
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| Front of the huge unfinished pagoda. |
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| Delicious looking hawker fare, better to eat with caution to avoid "tourist diarrhoea". |
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| At 90 tonnes, this bronze bell is said to be the World's biggest. |
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| Oil paintings of what are seemingly past times of elderly women. |
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| Also found on Mingun is the Hsinbyume Pagoda striking for its white colour. |
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| The "Biggest Book" in the World. |
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| The Biggest Book in the World is made up of cubicles like the ones shown. Each cubicle contains a stone tablet engraved on both sides with Buddhist text. |
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| The groupwith the tour guide's son outside the (old) Palace Walls of Mandalay. |
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