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Shwedagon Pagoda


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 17 attractions in Yangon (Rangoon)
Traveller Description: The city's biggest tourist attraction is this immense Buddhist shrine built approx. 2500 years ago.
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Attraction type: Religious site, Monument
Address: center of the city Yangon (Rangoon)
Myanmar

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4 of 5 stars
Hong Kong
6 Apr 2009
2
people found this review helpful

The Shwedagon pagoda is an amazing buddhist place of worship soaring 200 metres into the sky. It was painted from top to bottom in pure gold and at the very top it had a crown of jewels and diamonds crafted on to symbol it's importance. The pagoda has a long history to tell and it was built 2000 years ago.... more

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5 of 5 stars
UK Worcestershire
9 May 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Quite simply I am one of a very few people who had the pleasure of visiting the Schwedagon Pagoda after the second world war. The occasion was when we (The Royal Navy) took back to Rangoon the Govenor of Burma, his Wife and Daughter. My recollections of the Pagoda was that it was in remarkable condition and the most beautiful... more

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5 of 5 stars
Cambridge
24 Feb 2008

One of the most fabulous things I have ever seen! Huge in size within an amazing complex. So much gold it dazzles the eyes. Look out for the bell which the British tried to steal. Go in the evening to see the candles being lit. Take the lift as it is quite a climb up the stairs and remember which... more

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4 of 5 stars
シンガポール
24 Jul 2009

ミャンマーを代表する建造物といっても過言ではない荘厳さを放つのが、これらの黄金の塔です。とくに晴れ渡る日には、太陽光に反... more

19 Jul 2009
1
person found this review helpful

ヤンゴンに行ったら必ず行くべきだと思います。 外国人は入場料5ドルを取られますが、カメラは無料で持ち込めます。 青空... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bangkok
9 Jul 2007

Ein Besuch der Shwedagon Pagode in Yangon sollte unbedingt am Anfang jeder Burmareise stehen. Nirgendwo sonst in Burma ist auf... more

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center of the city, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar