Yangon
Irrawaddy Delta city
Yangon is Myanmar's largest city and former capital, known until 1989 as Rangoon.
The city serves as the country's commercial and cultural center, home to the golden Shwedagon Pagoda.
We flew into Yangon and took the overnight bus north.
Tiered East Asian towers
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
traditions · ceremonies · almsgiving · monks · offerings · incense · prayer · meditation
Central business district
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
- trafficMovement along routes
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
commute · townships · ferries · buses · overpasses · construction · development · congestion
Of a prim era
- SecretariatRecord-setting Triple Crown champion
- heritage buildingsStructures protected for historical significance
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
- riversideArea bordering a stream
High Court · conservation · restoration · façades · shutters · verandas · decay · preservation
pagodas
Tiered East Asian towers
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
cuisine · traditions · ceremonies · almsgiving · monks · offerings · incense · prayer · meditation · devotion
downtown
Central business district
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
- trafficMovement along routes
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
skyline · commute · townships · ferries · buses · overpasses · construction · development · congestion · street vendors
Victorian
Of a prim era
- SecretariatRecord-setting Triple Crown champion
- heritage buildingsStructures protected for historical significance
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
riverside · High Court · conservation · restoration · façades · shutters · verandas · decay · preservation
Mandalay
Myanmar's second-largest city
- Myanmar geographyMandalay, Karen
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