Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a Buddhist temple in Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region. Shwemawdaw Pagoda is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Shwemawdaw Paya, as well as near Shwe Motedaw.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shwemawdaw Paya and Kanbawzathadi Palace.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Buddhist temple
Photo: Vera & Jean-Christophe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.
Kanbawzathadi Palace
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanbawzathadi Palace is a palace in Bago, Myanmar. The original palace, built for King Bayinnaung in 1556, consisted of 76 apartments and halls. It was burned down in 1599. Kanbawzathadi Palace is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Shwemawdaw Pagoda.
Hintha Gon Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: ခင်မောင်မောင်လွင်, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hintha Gon Pagoda is a major Buddhist shrine located in Bago, in the Bago Region of Myanmar. It is a popular tourist destination, named after the legendary Hintha bird, a symbol of the Mon people. Hintha Gon Pagoda is situated 2,800 feet east of Shwemawdaw Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bago and Thanatpin.
Bago
Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bago or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Bago Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of Myanmar with a population of 254,000.
Thanatpin
Town
Thanatpin is a town in Thanatpin Township, Bago District, Bago Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Thanatpin Township. Thanatpin is situated 6 miles southeast of Shwemawdaw Pagoda.
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
17.33644° or 17° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
96.49678° or 96° 29′ 48″ eastOpen location code
7M9R8FPW+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4945549142OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Shwemawdaw Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရွှေမော်ဓောစေတီတော်”
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