The Shwedagon Pagoda, situated on Singuttara Hill in the center of Yangon (Rangoon), is the most sacred Buddhist stupa in Myanmar and one of the most important religious reliquary monuments in the ...

Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's most revered sites ... said that "I come here with my seven family members. We plan to spend the entire day at the pagoda, bringing packed meals." ...

Legend says it was the Mon who laid the foundation stone of the Shwedagon Pagoda 2,500 years ago. It was under the Anawrahta’s second successor, Kyanzittha (1084-1113) who was a deeply religious ...

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda also known as the golden pagoda in Myanmar attracted over 10 million visitors including nearly 80,000 foreign visitors in 2023, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon ...

“I can see your future and that of everyone I meet,” smiled U Aung Baung, as the gilded dome of the legendary Shwedagon Pagoda glistened behind him in the night. “But, you have to start ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrapped up his Myanmar trip with visits to the 'mazar' of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and the 2,500-year-old Shwedagon pagoda, besides performing a ...

YANGON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda attracted 445,000 foreign visitors in the first nine months of this year, according to the pagoda's Board of Trustee on Saturday. Thailand ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda, a giant gold pagoda 99m (324ft) tall, is one of Myanmar's most famous Buddhist landmarks. It is currently at the centre of a campaign by monks to stop proposals for a luxury ...

Buddhist devotees throne the Shwedagon Pagoda during the celebrations of its 2600th anniversary in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on March 1, 2012. ?AFP Photo Buddhist devotees throne the Shwedagon ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the 2,500-year-old Shwedagon Pagoda, considered to be the pinnacle of Myanmar’s cultural heritage. Mr. Modi paid his respects at the pagoda on ...

Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's most revered sites ... said that "I come here with my seven family members. We plan to spend the entire day at the pagoda, bringing packed meals." ...