Rangoon: North Entrance to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
Tripe, Linnaeus · British
November 1855
- Medium
- albumen silver print
- Classification
- Photograph
- Period
- 1851 to 1875
- Image size
- 2806 × 2071px
Description
The image shows a landscape with a tiered structure rising above barricades. The view is from a slightly elevated perspective, looking across grass towards the structure. Tall trees and the architecture, including pagoda-like spires, obscure the horizon. The sky transitions from light to dark, and the image is in black and white. Detailed textures are visible in the woodwork and masonry. Closest to the viewer is a patch of grassland, leading towards the fenced enclosure and the architecture.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).