Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon(Rangoon), Myanmar 5 Minutes 5 Seconds
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Author
visiono
Created
January 27, 2008
Updated
November 21, 2008
Length
5 Minutes 5 Seconds
Rating
5.00
Views
1,393
Description
In the capital city of Yangon, you will find the magnificent fabulous Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon Pagoda sits upon holy Singuttara Hill, visible from miles away. Shwedagon is the most sacred pagoda as it enshrines the relics of the three earlier buddhas and the eight hairs of Gautama Buddha. It rises 99.4 metres (326 feet), with the perimeter measuring 432.8 metres (1,420 feet) and glittering in gold. The very top is tipped with a 76-carat diamond(the biggest one in the world?). Legend has it that the Shwedagon Pagoda is 2500 years old.