Shwezigon Pagoda
The royal Shwezigon Pagoda or Shwezigon Paya is a Buddhist stupa located in Nyaung-U, Myanmar. A prototype of Burmese stupas, it consists of a circular gold leaf-gilded stupa surrounded by smaller temples and shrines.
- Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple near Bagan, Myanmar
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ananda Pahto Temple and Sulamani Temple.
Ananda Pahto Temple
The Ananda Temple, located in Bagan, Myanmar… Ananda Pahto Temple is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shwezigon Pagoda.
Sulamani Temple
The Sulamani Temple is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Minnanthu in Myanmar. Sulamani Temple is situated 2½ miles south of Shwezigon Pagoda.
Tharaba Gate
The Tharabha Gate is the only surviving gate of Bagan. Tharaba Gate is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shwezigon Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myit Chay and Bagan.
Myit Chay
Town
Myit Chay is a town located in Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Myanmar. Myit Chay is situated 4½ miles northwest of Shwezigon Pagoda.
Shwezigon Pagoda
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Latitude
21.19532° or 21° 11′ 43″ north
Longitude
94.89389° or 94° 53′ 38″ east
Open location code
7MHP5VWV+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Shwezigon Pagoda” goes by many names.
ရွှေစည်းခုံ စေတီတော်Burmese
ရွှေစည်းခုံစေတီတော်(ပုဂံ)Burmese
ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရားBurmese
瑞喜宫佛塔Chinese
瑞喜宮佛塔Chinese
瑞喜宮塔寺Chinese
瑞西光塔Chinese
瑞西貢佛塔Chinese
瑞西贡佛塔Chinese
Shwezigonin pagodiFinnish
Shwezigonin stupaFinnish
פגודת שווזיגוןHebrew
Pagoda di ShwezigonItalian
シュエズィーゴン・パゴダJapanese
쉐지곤파고다Korean
Pagoda ShwezigonSlovenian
Pagoda ŠvezigonSlovenian
சிவேஜிகன் தூபிTamil
Швезигон пагодасыTatar
เจดีย์ชเวซี่โกนThai
เจดีย์ชเวซี่โคนThai
พระมหาธาตุเจดีย์ชเวสิกองThai
Đền ShwezigonVietnamese
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