Myanmar Travel Rangoon - Shwedagon Zedi Daw Pagoda 仰光大金寺

 Myanmar Travel Rangoon - Shwedagon Zedi Daw Pagoda 仰光大金寺(2017 1019)

Address: Singuttara Hill, Bahan Township, Yangon Region

Coordinates: N16.798356 E96.149705

 

The Shwedagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in the Thuwanabumi, Southpart of Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa. These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama.

Built on the 51-metre (167 ft) high Singuttara Hill, the 112 m (367 ft) tall pagoda stands 170 m (560 ft) above sea level, and dominates the Yangon skyline. Yangon's zoning regulations, which cap the maximum height of buildings to 127 metres (417 feet) above sea level (75% of the pagoda's sea level height), ensure the Shwedagon's prominence in the city's skyline