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9D Myanmar : Shwedagon Pagado, Yangon
Date : 3/12/2015
Shwedagon Pagoda is the most popular and well-known pagoda in Yangon. The pagoda is one of the main tourist destinations in Myanmar. The magnificent-looking Shwedagon Pagoda, which is also known as the Golden Pagoda, is located in Singuttara Hill in Yangon, Myanmar. This famous Buddhist shrine is officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw. This pagoda is the most notable building in Yangon. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a great cone-shaped Buddhist monument that crowns a hill about one mile north of the Cantonment. The pagoda itself is a solid brick stupa (Buddhist reliquary) that is completely covered with gold. It rises 326 feet (99 m) on a hill 168 feet (51 m) above the city.
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