Shwedagon Pagoda

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9 / 10

4 expert reviews

“This 325-foot-tall gilded pagoda is Yangon's top tourist attraction and, at 2,500 years old, the world's oldest pagoda.”

– Fodor's

Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see. " Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
"This gilded 95-metre stupa topped with a thousand diamonds is the most important Buddhist shrine in the country" Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"As a little girl growing up in Yangon on a scorched hot summer days, i love hearing the bells of these vendors. I would ask some spending money from my dad to buy these cold whole milky..." Full review