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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Monday, 06 March 2017  Page Views: 2163

Multi-periodSite Name: Shwedagon Pagoda
Country: Burma (Myanmar)
NOTE: This site is 574.127 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Yangon
Latitude: 16.798354N  Longitude: 96.149705E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda submitted by DrewParsons : The pagoda photographed in October 2018 with some bamboo scaffolding around it. I had previously visited this site in 1963 and it was little changed - still spectacular!! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Burma (Myanmar)

The Shwedagon Pagoda (105m tal) was built by the Mon culture between the 6th and the 10th century CE. Some legends says it was built 600 BCE, so it would be the oldest Stupa in the world. It was built of bricks covered with gold plates.
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Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda submitted by KaiHofmann : #shwegadon #shwegadonpagoda #yangon #burma aka #myanmar flickr image by travelswithmyself , 2016 Image copyright: travelswithmyself, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed in October 2018. One of the dozens of stupas surrounding the main pagoda. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda submitted by DrewParsons : Another of the many stupas which surround the main pagoda. October 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda submitted by DrewParsons : The Shwedagon pagoda is surrounded by many stupas. October 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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