Burma, The Richest of Poor Countries



Photo Title

Burma, The Richest of Poor Countries

Photographer/Creator

Steve McCurry

Collection

Publisher

National Geographic Magazine

Caption/Description

Split by an 1838 earthquake, King Bodawpaya's pagoda in Mingun, near Mandalay, is a mon ument to earthly ambition and a dream unfulfilled.

Citation

Steve McCurry, "Burma, The Richest of Poor Countries," in POYi Archive, Item #24340, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/24340 (accessed June 6, 2025).

Date Added

07.04.2008