Shwedagon Pagoda

ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်
temple in Yangon
#1 in Yangon / #1 in Myanmar
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by Vyacheslav Argenberg
/ CC BY 4.0

Shwedagon Pagoda, located in Yangon, Myanmar, is one of the most iconic and revered Buddhist structures in the world. Standing at approximately 99 meters tall, the pagoda is adorned with gold plates and encrusted with thousands of diamonds and other precious gems, the largest of which is a 72-carat diamond at the top of its spire. Believed to be over 2,600 years old, it enshrines relics of four Buddhas and serves as a major pilgrimage site for Buddhists.


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