PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Myanmar's Jeweled Temple Damaged
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 17:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Cyclone Nargis stripped gold panels and precious gems from parts of the 2,500-year-old Shwedagon Paya temple complex, one of the world's largest Buddhist sites.
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