about 40 tons of gold
Category: Spontaneous Moments
Photo and caption by pierre pallez
The Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Burma, is thought to contain about 40 tons of fine gold. This fact doesn't impress the army of cleaners who keep the place tidy too much.
Location: Yangon, Burma
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