Pagodas in Myanmar (Burma)

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.