Uppatasanti Pagoda

Uppātasanti Pagoda
ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationNaypyidaw
CountryMyanmar
Uppatasanti Pagoda is located in Myanmar
Uppatasanti Pagoda
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates19°46′16.14″N 96°10′58.76″E / 19.7711500°N 96.1829889°E / 19.7711500; 96.1829889
Architecture
FounderState Peace and Development Council
CompletedMarch 2009
Thai delegation led by PM Abhisit Vejjajiva circumambulates Uppatasanti Pagoda

Uppātasanti Pagoda (ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်, pronounced [ʔoʊʔpàta̰ θàɰ̃dḭ zèdìdɔ̀]; officially called ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်မြတ်ကြီး, also called the "Peace Pagoda") is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. The pagoda houses a Buddha tooth relic.[1] It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres (325 ft) tall.[2]

  1. ^ "Than Shwe's New Pagoda Hides More than a Buddha Relic". The Irrawaddy. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Signs of rapid development in Nay Pyi Taw". MRTV-3.