| Shwedagon Pagoda | |
|---|---|
ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော် | |
  | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Region | Yangon Region |
| Festival | Shwedagon Pagoda Festival (Tabaung) |
| Governing body | The Board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 16°47′54″N 96°08′59″E / 16.798354°N 96.149705°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1362–63 (or earlier) 1462 1775 |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 99 m (325 ft)[1] |
| Spire height | 112 m (367 ft)[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား; MLCTS: shwe ti. gon bhu. ra:, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်ဒဂုၚ်), officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ zèdìdɔ̀], lit. 'Golden Dagon Pagoda'), and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
The Shwedagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa. These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama.[2]
Built on the 51-metre (167 ft) high Singuttara Hill, the 112 m (367 ft) tall pagoda stood 170 m (560 ft) above sea level,[note 1] and dominates the Yangon skyline. Yangon's zoning regulations, which cap the maximum height of buildings to 127 metres (417 feet) above sea level (75% of the pagoda's sea level height), ensure the Shwedagon's prominence in the city's skyline.[3]
- ^ a b Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, Myanmar (2018-12-06). "Shwedagon Pagoda on Singuttara Hill". UNESCO.
- ^ Tan, Heidi (July 29, 2016). "Curating the Shwedagon Pagoda Museum in Myanmar". Buddhistdoor Global. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Striking a balance: New housing and office projects are changing the landscape of cities". Oxford Business Group. 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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