Two giant chinthes guard the western entrance to the Mahamuni Paya. The chinthe is a mythical half-lion, half-dragon that guards the entrances to Buddhist monuments
City skyline
Looking up to the fort moat to Mandalay Hill
The floating royal barge, Karaweik on Lake Kandawgyi. The reinforced concrete reproduction depicts the mythological karaweik, a water bird from Indian pre-history