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Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon -  The concierge told us that the best time to visit the Shwedagon Pagoda was around 4-6pm when it was cool and not so hot.   The Shwedagon Pagoda is believed to be built more than 2500 years ago.   This is Yangon's most prominent landmark visible from far away and towers over 100 meters above the city-scape.

The entrance to the Shwedagon Pagoda was Ks 8,000 and shoes have to be removed, but the floor is reasonably clean.   Since it was raining prior, a green anti-slip mat lined the surrounding of the Pagoda walkway.   The Shwedagon Pagoda and the surrounding buildings cover a wide area.

The temple is sheathed in gold worth more than $100m, the glowing bell-shaped stupa stands at the centre of the 14-acre Shwedagon complex.   The radiant 32 storey stupa rises upward, and is studded with 4,350 diamonds and precious stones, including a 76-carat diamond on its tip.

The Shwedagon Pagoda
One of the temple within the compound
Entrance to the South stairway
Shops along the South Stairway
There were many taxis waiting outside the exit of the Shwedagon Pagoda.   You need to bargain on the taxi fare.


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Location: Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar

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