Burma / Myanmar: Two British soldiers looking at the Shwedagon Pagoda while a Burmese fishes (lithograph, 1825)

The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially called Shwedagon Zedi Daw), also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98 metres (322 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon (Rangoon), Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city.

It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese, with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha.

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