44YANGON
In the 15th century, the tradition of gild-
ing the stupa began. Queen Shinsawbu, who
was responsible for many improvements to
the stupa, provided her own weight (88lb)
in gold, which was beaten into gold leaf and
used to cover the structure. Her son-in-law,
Dhammazedi, went several better, off ering
four times his own weight and that of his
wife in gold. He also provided the 1485 his-
torical inscription on the eastern stairway.The zedi suff ered from a series of earth-
quakes during this time, which caused great
damage. In 1612 Portuguese renegade ad-
venturer Filipe de Brito e Nicote raided the
stupa from his base in Thanlyin and carried
away Dhammazedi’s great bell, with the
intention of melting it for cannons. As the
British were to do later with another bell, he
accidentally dropped it into the river. Dur-
ing the 17th century, the monument suff eredEast Central Yangon
æSights 36 Shwe We Htun ........................................A4
1 Botataung Paya ..................................... D5 37 Yatha Teashop .......................................B4
2 Mahabandoola Garden.......................... A4
3 Sri Devi ................................................... D3 ûDrinking
4 St Mary's Cathedral............................... B3 38 50th Street Bar & Grill ...........................D4
39 British Club Bar ...................................... A1
ÿSleeping 40 Sky Bistro ...............................................A2
5 Beautyland Hotel II ................................ A2 Strand Bar ..................................... (see 14)
6 Cherry Guest House.............................. A3
7 Eastern Hotel ......................................... C3 ýEntertainment
8 May Fair Inn............................................ B4 41 Cinemas ..................................................A2
9 Mother Land Inn 2 ..................................E3 42 Nay Pyi Daw Cinema..............................A3
10 New Aye Yar Hotel................................. B4 43 Thamada Cinema...................................A2
11 Ocean Pearl Inn ..................................... D3
12 Panorama Hotel..................................... B2 þShopping
13 Queen's Park Hotel................................ C3 44 Bagan Book House.................................B4
14 Strand Hotel........................................... B5 45 Bookstalls ...............................................A4
Thammada Hotel..........................(see 43) 46 Inwa Bookshop .......................................B3
15 Three Seasons Hotel............................. D4 J's Irrawaddy Dream.....................(see 14)
16 Tokyo Guest House ............................... B4 Loft ................................................ (see 29)
17 Yoma Hotel ............................................ C2 47 Morning Market......................................B5
48 Night Market...........................................B3
úEating Pansodan Gallery ......................... (see 23)
365 Café ........................................ (see 43) 49 Tip-Top Tailors .......................................B4
18 999 Shan Noodle Shop ......................... A3
19 Be Le ....................................................... B5 ïInformation
20 Bharat Restaurant ................................. B4 50 Ava Laundry............................................B4
21 Buthi Kyaw Vendor................................ C3 51 Ayarwaddy Legend Travels &
22 Café Aroma ............................................ A2 Tours ....................................................B5
23 Ciao Pizzeria Italiana ............................. B3 52 Bus Route Poster ...................................A3
24 City Mart................................................. C3 Columbus Travels & Tours.......... (see 40)
25 Ichiban-Kan ............................................. A1 Exotissimo Travel......................... (see 40)
26 Japan Japan ........................................... A3 53 Myanmar Travels & Tours.....................A4
27 Lucky Seven........................................... D3
28 Man Myo Taw Café ................................ B4 ïTransport
29 Monsoon ................................................ C5 54 Maw ......................................................... A1
30 Mr Brown Café ....................................... A3 55 Myanmar Railways Booking
31 Myaung Mya Daw Cho .......................... D3 Office ....................................................A2
32 NamKhamFamilyShan PTT Express.................................. (see 54)
Restaurant .......................................... B3 Shwe.............................................. (see 54)
33 Parisian Cake & Café............................. A3 Shwe Zin ....................................... (see 54)
34 Ruby Mart............................................... B2 Teht Lann Express ....................... (see 54)
35 Samusa Thoke Vendors........................ A4