Shwezedi Kyaung

Partly housed in a picturesque, ramshackle colonial-era building on a backstreet, this was the monastery of U Ashin Ottama (1880–1939), a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule who died while imprisoned for his political activities. In September 2007, monks at this monastery followed in his footsteps and took part in protest marches happening across the country.