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West Central Yangonæ Top SightsNational Museum ...................................A1æ Sights24 New Delhi Restaurant............................D325 Nilar Biryani & Cold Drink......................D326 Parisian Cake & Café .............................B427 Shwe Balee .............................................D41 Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar..............C1 Shwe Kaung Laung ...................... (see 38)2 Kheng Hock Keong ................................ C4 28 Shwe Mei Tha Su....................................D33 Moseah Yeshua Synagogue ................. C4 29 Thone Pan Hla ........................................D44 Sri Kali .................................................... D3 30 Tokyo Fried Chicken ..............................D35 Sule Paya................................................ D4 31 Zawgyi House .........................................D3ÿ Sleepingû Drinking6 Daddy's Home ....................................... D4 32 Zero Zone Rock Restaurant ..................C47 Garden Guest House............................. D48 Golden Smile Inn ................................... D4 ý Entertainment9 Governor's Residence............................A1 33 American Center....................................A210 May Shan Hotel ..................................... D411 Okinawa Guest House........................... D4 þ Shopping12 Panda Hotel............................................ A2 34 Bogyoke Aung San Market....................D313 Parkroyal ................................................ D2 35 FMI Centre ..............................................D314 Sunflower Hotel ..................................... D3 36 FXB Shop ................................................D215 White House Hotel................................. D4 37 Gallery Sixty Five....................................D238 Globe Tailoring .......................................D3ú Eating Heritage Gallery ........................... (see 34)16 Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle 39 La Pyat Wun Plaza..................................D2Shop..................................................... D2 40 Morning Market......................................D4Burmese Sweets Vendors ...........(see 35) 41 Theingyi Zei ............................................C4City Mart........................................(see 30) Yo Yo May ..................................... (see 34)17 Danuphyu Daw Saw YeeMyanma Restaurant........................... D3 ï Information18 Feel Myanmar Food................................B1 American Center.......................... (see 33)Fresh-Squeezed Juice Vendors ..(see 34) 42 Asian Trails ............................................. A119 Golden Tea ............................................. D4 43 Bookstalls ...............................................D320 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.................................................. D3Lotaya............................................(see 34) ï Transport23 Maw Shwe Li Restaurant ...................... A3 44 IWT ..........................................................A447YANGON SIGHTSSIGHTSThe banana bud is the final element ofthe zedi before the hti tops it. Like the lotuspetals below, the banana bud is actually coveredwith no fewer than 13,153 plates of gold,measuring 1 sq ft each – unlike the lower elements,which are merely covered with goldleaf. The seven-tiered hti is made of iron andagain plated with gold. Even without the varioushanging bells, it weighs well over a ton.The hti tiers get smaller from bottom totop, and from the uppermost tier projects theshaft, which is hung with gold bells, silverbells and various items of jewellery. The topmostvane, with its flag, turns with the wind.It is gold- and silver-plated and studdedwith 1100 diamonds totalling 278 carats –not to mention 1383 other stones. Finally, atthe very top of the vane rests the diamondorb – a hollow golden sphere studded with4351 diamonds, weighing 1800 carats in total.The very top of the orb is tipped with asingle 76-carat diamond.Chaukhtatgyi Paya & NgahtatgyiPayaBUDDHIST TEMPLESe¨xCk'qp'äkI".urC" NH=¾' =:"qp'äkI".urC"Fifty years ago there was a giant standingBuddha poking his head above the templesand monasteries here, but one day hegot tired and collapsed into a heap on thefloor, whereupon he was replaced with the