47(^) SIGHTSYANGON
SIGHTS
YANGON
SIGHTS
The banana bud is the fi nal element of
the zedi before the hti tops it. Like the lotus
petals below, the banana bud is actually cov-
ered with no fewer than 13,153 plates of gold,
measuring 1 sq ft each – unlike the lower ele-
ments, which are merely covered with gold
leaf. The seven-tiered hti is made of iron and
again plated with gold. Even without the var-
ious hanging bells, it weighs well over a ton.
The hti tiers get smaller from bottom to
top, and from the uppermost tier projects the
shaft, which is hung with gold bells, silver
bells and various items of jewellery. The top-
most vane, with its fl ag, turns with the wind.
It is gold- and silver-plated and studded
with 1100 diamonds totalling 278 carats –
not to mention 1383 other stones. Finally, at
the very top of the vane rests the diamond
orb – a hollow golden sphere studded with
4351 diamonds, weighing 1800 carats in to-
tal. The very top of the orb is tipped with a
single 76-carat diamond.
Chaukhtatgyi Paya & Ngahtatgyi
Paya BUDDHIST TEMPLES
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Fifty years ago there was a giant standing
Buddha poking his head above the tem-
ples and monasteries here, but one day he
got tired and collapsed into a heap on the
fl oor, whereupon he was replaced with the
West Central Yangon
æTop Sights 24 New Delhi Restaurant ............................D3
National Museum ................................... A1 25 Nilar Biryani & Cold Drink......................D3
26 Parisian Cake & Café .............................B4
æSights 27 Shwe Balee .............................................D4
1 Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar.............. C1 Shwe Kaung Laung ...................... (see 38)
2 Kheng Hock Keong ................................ C4 28 Shwe Mei Tha Su....................................D3
3 Moseah Yeshua Synagogue ................. C4 29 Thone Pan Hla ........................................D4
4 Sri Kali .................................................... D3 30 Tokyo Fried Chicken ..............................D3
5 Sule Paya................................................ D4 31 Zawgyi House .........................................D3
ÿSleeping ûDrinking
6 Daddy's Home ....................................... D4 32 Zero Zone Rock Restaurant ..................C4
7 Garden Guest House ............................. D4
8 Golden Smile Inn ................................... D4 ýEntertainment
9 Governor's Residence ............................ A1 33 American Center ....................................A2
10 May Shan Hotel ..................................... D4
11 Okinawa Guest House........................... D4 þShopping
12 Panda Hotel............................................ A2 34 Bogyoke Aung San Market....................D3
13 Parkroyal ................................................ D2 35 FMI Centre ..............................................D3
14 Sunflower Hotel ..................................... D3 36 FXB Shop ................................................D2
15 White House Hotel................................. D4 37 Gallery Sixty Five....................................D2
38 Globe Tailoring .......................................D3
úEating Heritage Gallery ........................... (see 34)
16 Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle 39 La Pyat Wun Plaza..................................D2
Shop..................................................... D2 40 Morning Market......................................D4
Burmese Sweets Vendors ........... (see 35) 41 Theingyi Zei ............................................C4
City Mart........................................(see 30) Yo Yo May ..................................... (see 34)
17 Danuphyu Daw Saw Yee
Myanma Restaurant........................... D3 ïInformation
18 Feel Myanmar Food................................B1 American Center .......................... (see 33)
Fresh-Squeezed Juice Vendors .. (see 34) 42 Asian Trails ............................................. A1
19 Golden Tea ............................................. D4 43 Bookstalls ...............................................D3
20 Grilled Snack Vendors........................... C4 DHL.................................................(see 13)
21 Hong Lau Lau ......................................... C4 Good News Travels ...................... (see 35)
22 Ingyin New South India Food Pan Hlaing International Clinic.... (see 35)
Centre .................................................. D3
Lotaya............................................ (see 34) ïTransport
23 Maw Shwe Li Restaurant ...................... A3 44 IWT ..........................................................A4