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Posted: July 28, 2016
Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon at night
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The elegant Shwedagon Pagoda is Yangon?s most famous landmark. The massive 99 meter high gold plated pagoda with the diamond studded spire set on top of a small hill in downtown Yangon dominates the area and is visible from much of the city. After dark there is a mystical atmosphere with the pagoda lit up by spotlights.
The very impressive pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, is Burma?s most important Buddhist pilgrimage site.
The base of the stupa is made of bricks covered with gold plates. Above the base are terraces that only monks and other males can access. Next is the bell-shaped part of the stupa. Above that is the turban, then the inverted almsbowl, inverted and upright lotus petals, the banana bud and then the umbrella crown. The crown is tipped with 5,448 diamonds and 2,317 rubies. Immediately before the diamond bud is a flag-shaped vane. The very top?the diamond bud?is tipped with a 76 carat (15 g) diamond.
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The very impressive pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, is Burma?s most important Buddhist pilgrimage site.
The base of the stupa is made of bricks covered with gold plates. Above the base are terraces that only monks and other males can access. Next is the bell-shaped part of the stupa. Above that is the turban, then the inverted almsbowl, inverted and upright lotus petals, the banana bud and then the umbrella crown. The crown is tipped with 5,448 diamonds and 2,317 rubies. Immediately before the diamond bud is a flag-shaped vane. The very top?the diamond bud?is tipped with a 76 carat (15 g) diamond.
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Shwedagon at night
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