temple: on e:aST SiDK OF THF. SHWF DAGON PAGODA I RANGOON 



Unlike the pagodas, which are substantially built of brick, almost all the temples in 

 Burma are constructed of wood. They are light, graceful buildings, generally embellished 

 with intricate and often singularly beautiful carving. They are but one story high, crowned 

 with a succession of roofs diminishing in size as they ascend, thus producing a spire-like 

 effect. 



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