The elegant Shwedagon Pagoda is Yangon’s most famous landmark. The massive 99 meter high gold plated pagoda with the diamond studded spire set on top of a small hill in downtown Yangon dominates the area and is visible from much of the city. According to legend the pagoda is more than 2,500 years old.it the oldest pagoda in Burma. Historical evidence suggests the pagoda was built by the Mon. Since then the Pagoda has been enlarged and renovated many times, and numerous smaller stupas and other structures have been added.
which enshrines strands of Buddha's hair and other holy relics. There is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted diamonds. It is clearly one of the wonders of the religious world. There is a repository of the best in Myanmar and statues that reflects the architectural heritage.