Uppātasanti Pagoda ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော် | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Naypyidaw |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 19°46′16.14″N 96°10′58.76″E / 19.7711500°N 96.1829889°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | State Peace and Development Council |
Completed | March 2009 |
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]