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Old photos of Yangon (Rangoon)

15 photographs of Yangon (Rangoon), from 1913 to 1913 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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The 15 photographs of Yangon (Rangoon) on PlaceWas span 1 decade, from 1913 to 1913. 15 of them were taken before 1980; the other 0 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.1 spot was photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.15 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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EU: Rangoon/Burma: Landscape with Shwedagon Pagoda (1913), Yangon (Rangoon) — photos through time
EU: Rangoon/Burma: Landscape with Shwedagon Pagoda (1913) 15 photos · 1913

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EU: Rangoon, Burma. Town Hall (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangoon, Burma. Town Hall (1913) 1913 The Town Hall in Rangoon, Burma, pictured in 1913. As the administrative capital of British Burma, Rangoon had developed a cluster of colonial civic buildings, including its town hall, in the decades before this…
EU: Rangoon, Burma. Shwedagon Pagoda (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangoon, Burma. Shwedagon Pagoda (1913) 1913 Another 1913 photograph of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, taken from a different angle than companion images in the same series. The pagoda's terraces attracted a steady stream of pilgrims and visitors throughout the…
EU: Rangoon, crooked Dagon Pagoda (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangoon, crooked Dagon Pagoda (1913) 1913 This photograph, taken in 1913, again shows the tilted pagoda near Rangoon's Shwedagon complex, echoing a companion image from the same visit. Its distinctive lean made it a notable landmark among the surrounding stupas.
EU: Rangoon, Burma. Pagodas (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangoon, Burma. Pagodas (1913) 1913 Buddhist pagodas in Rangoon (present-day Yangon), Burma, photographed in 1913. The city's skyline was dominated by gilded stupas and pagodas, a reflection of Burma's deeply Buddhist culture under British colonial rule.
EU: Rangoon/Burma: Landscape with Shwedagon Pagoda (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangoon/Burma: Landscape with Shwedagon Pagoda (1913) 1913 A landscape view of Rangoon with the Shwedagon Pagoda rising in the distance, photographed in 1913. The pagoda's position on Singuttara Hill made it a dominant feature of the city's skyline from many vantage points.
EU: Rangun, Birma: Passagierdampfer Cleveland am Pier (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangun, Birma: Passagierdampfer Cleveland am Pier (1913) 1913 The passenger steamship Cleveland moored at a pier in Rangoon, photographed in 1913. Ocean liners such as this one carried tourists on round-the-world voyages that called at ports across South and Southeast Asia.
EU: Rangun, Birma. Shwedagon-Pagode (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangun, Birma. Shwedagon-Pagode (1913) 1913 The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma, photographed in 1913. Gilded and rising above the city, the pagoda is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the country and is said to enshrine relics of the Buddha.
EU: Rangun, schiefe Dagon Pagode (1913), Yangon (Rangoon), 1913
EU: Rangun, schiefe Dagon Pagode (1913) 1913 A leaning pagoda near the Shwedagon complex in Rangoon, noted for its tilted structure, photographed in 1913. Smaller stupas such as this one clustered around the main golden pagoda on Singuttara Hill.
1910s · 15 photos