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44YANGONEast Central Yangonæ Sights36 Shwe We Htun ........................................A41 Botataung Paya ..................................... D5 37 Yatha Teashop .......................................B42 Mahabandoola Garden.......................... A43 Sri Devi ................................................... D3 û Drinking4 St Mary's Cathedral............................... B3 38 50th Street Bar & Grill ...........................D439 British Club Bar ...................................... A1ÿ Sleeping40 Sky Bistro ...............................................A25 Beautyland Hotel II................................ A2 Strand Bar .....................................(see 14)6 Cherry Guest House.............................. A37 Eastern Hotel ......................................... C3 ý Entertainment8 May Fair Inn............................................ B4 41 Cinemas ..................................................A29 Mother Land Inn 2 ..................................E3 42 Nay Pyi Daw Cinema..............................A310 New Aye Yar Hotel................................. B4 43 Thamada Cinema...................................A211 Ocean Pearl Inn ..................................... D312 Panorama Hotel..................................... B2 þ Shopping13 Queen's Park Hotel................................ C3 44 Bagan Book House.................................B414 Strand Hotel........................................... B5 45 Bookstalls ...............................................A4Thammada Hotel..........................(see 43) 46 Inwa Bookshop.......................................B315 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......................................B548 Night Market...........................................B3ú Eating Pansodan Gallery ......................... (see 23)365 Café ........................................(see 43) 49 Tip-Top Tailors .......................................B418 999 Shan Noodle Shop......................... A319 Be Le....................................................... B5 ï Information20 Bharat Restaurant................................. B4 50 Ava Laundry............................................B421 Buthi Kyaw Vendor................................ C3 51 Ayarwaddy Legend Travels &22 Café Aroma ............................................ A2 Tours ....................................................B523 Ciao Pizzeria Italiana............................. B3 52 Bus Route Poster ...................................A324 City Mart................................................. C3 Columbus Travels & Tours..........(see 40)25 Ichiban-Kan.............................................A1 Exotissimo Travel.........................(see 40)26 Japan Japan........................................... A3 53 Myanmar Travels & Tours.....................A427 Lucky Seven........................................... D328 Man Myo Taw Café................................ B4 ï Transport29 Monsoon ................................................ C5 54 Maw ......................................................... A130 Mr Brown Café....................................... A3 55 Myanmar Railways Booking31 Myaung Mya Daw Cho .......................... D3 Office....................................................A232 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........................ A4In the 15th century, the tradition of gildingthe stupa began. Queen Shinsawbu, whowas responsible for many improvements tothe stupa, provided her own weight (88lb)in gold, which was beaten into gold leaf andused to cover the structure. Her son-in-law,Dhammazedi, went several better, offeringfour times his own weight and that of hiswife in gold. He also provided the 1485 historicalinscription on the eastern stairway.The zedi suffered from a series of earthquakesduring this time, which caused greatdamage. In 1612 Portuguese renegade adventurerFilipe de Brito e Nicote raided thestupa from his base in Thanlyin and carriedaway Dhammazedi’s great bell, with theintention of melting it for cannons. As theBritish were to do later with another bell, heaccidentally dropped it into the river. Duringthe 17th century, the monument suffered