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Golden Rock Pagoda

Kinpun base camp | Mon State, Myanmar
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Ranked #73 of 126 attractions in Myanmar
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Owner description: One of Myanmar's great pilgrimage sites is the Golden Rock at Kyaiktiyo, a huge boulder covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a... more » Owner description: One of Myanmar's great pilgrimage sites is the Golden Rock at Kyaiktiyo, a huge boulder covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. The pagoda at the Golden Rock is said to hold a hair of the Buddha. « less
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Istanbul, Turkey
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“interesting place”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011

I've been there 25th Jan. 2011. Everybody told me it's a very touristic place but I didn't see more then a couple of tourists. On the truck I went to temple, I was the only foreign. At the entrance nobody charge me any fee for entrance or photography. I didn't pay the famous 5 dollar that everywhere mentions.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2010
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Golden rock was recommended to us but we were both disappointed. definitely not a MUST DO. We were told of the religious significance, but when we came (off season) there wasn't much going on. A bit of meditation here and there. This was no more inspiring than a visit to a pagoda. And Myanmar has some excellent pagodas! The goverment... More

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Linz, Austria
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“anstrengend aber großartig!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2010
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“golden glänzt der Felsen”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2010
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