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Shwedagon Pagoda
ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်
Shwedagon-Pano.jpg
Shwedagon Pagoda
Former names
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
Alternative names
Great Dagon Pagoda
Golden Pagoda
General information
Type
Buddhist pilgrims and missionaries
Location
Yangon, Myanmar
Coordinates
16°47′54.37″N 96°8′58.07″ECoordinates: 16°47′54.37″N 96°8′58.07″E
Completed
6th century[citation needed]
Height
Antenna spire
112.17 m (368 ft)[citation needed]
Roof
105 m (344 ft)[citation needed]
Design and construction
Architect
King Hsinbyushin
Website
www.shwedagonpagoda.com
Yangon City Landmark
Shwedagon Pagoda at night
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ pʰəjá]); Mon: ကျာ် လ္ဂုၚ်, [tɕaɪʔ təkɜ̀ŋ], officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw ([ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ zèdìdɔ̀]) and also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded pagoda and stupa 99 metres (325 ft) in height[citation needed] that is located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of four past Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama. Uppatasanti Pagoda is an exact replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma.