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Complexe du temple doré à Taung Kalat

A golden temple complex sits atop the steep, forested volcanic plug of Taung Kalat, with a long, roofed stairway winding up its side above a misty plain at sunrise.

The roofed stairway zigzagging up the volcanic plug of Taung Kalat on Mount Popa at sunrise, the gilded stupas on its summit catching the first light, mist lying over the plain below, 200mm telephoto, gold, rust and blue Voir plus

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