Shwemawdaw Pagoda

Shwemawdaw Pagoda
ရွှေမောဓော ဘုရား
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
RegionBago Region
FestivalShwemawdaw Pagoda Festival (Tagu)
Statusactive
Location
MunicipalityBago
CountryMyanmar
Shwemawdaw Pagoda is located in Myanmar
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates17°20′13″N 96°29′49″E / 17.3368744°N 96.496954°E / 17.3368744; 96.496954
Architecture
Completed
  • c. 500 BCE (tradition)
  • 982/83 (tradition)
  • by 1390
  • 1796
  • 1954
Specifications
Height (max)nyandaw architectural height
  • 22 m (72 ft) (982/83)
  • 90 m (295 ft) (1796)
  • 114 m (374 ft) (1954)
Spire heighthti spire height inclusive
  • 98.8 m (324 ft) (1796)
  • 125 m (410 ft) (1954)

The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေမောဓော ဘုရား [ʃwè mɔ̀dɔ́ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်မုဟ်တ [tɕaɪʔmṵtú]) is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m (410 ft) in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the country, and probably in the world.[note 1]

The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.[3]

  1. ^ Chihara 1996: 68
  2. ^ Chihara 1996: 253
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mt-zw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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