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Expo 59: Saving grace— Rangoon
Preface
As Burma opens up slowly and businesses trickle in, there is a growing movement to preserve the former capital’s architectural heritage.
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01Buddhist nuns in Rangoon
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02Old Cadillac
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03Ivan Pun, head of investor relations at spa
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04Logging truck on The Strand
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05Train near Scott Market
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06Former railway headquarters
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07Secretariat complex
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08Former lower court on The Strand
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09New building near lower court
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10A woman carries a heavy load, with jasmine in her hair
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11Stall at Scott Market, aka Bogyoke Market
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12Lobby of The Strand Hotel
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13Colonial building on Anawrahta Road
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14Newly printed books about General Aung San
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15Gong at Shwedagon pagoda
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16Sule Pagoda in downtown Rangoon
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17Colonial building in Little India neighbourhood
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18Street stall bookshop
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19Monk and novice at Scott Market
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20Office workers on their lunch break
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21Door to former lower court building
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22Colonial building under restoration near city hall
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23Rooftops of Little India
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24Trishaw driver
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25Vendor modelling fabric for wedding dress in stall at Scott Market
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26Mural at Yangon International Airport
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