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Detailed Information
- Place Types Amusement park
- Address Shwedagon east gate Yangon, Yangon 11201, Myanmar (Burma)
- Coordinate 16.7985846,96.1495049
- Website http://www.shwedagonpagoda.com.mm/
- Rating 5
- Compound Code Q4XX+CR Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Openning hours
- Monday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Thursday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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Reviews
Incredible place.
It was an amazing and unforgettable experience being there.
I got flu and fever last time when I fly to Yangon and kept feeling unwell those days, even though I have taken medicine and injection. But I felt the energy flowing from my feet to my head after having taken hundreds of steps to the temples walking under big sunshine burning my bare feet.
My body temperature turned to normal that evening when I back to the hotel.
THE Landmark of Myanmar, probably the most important place-of-interest in an otherwise boring Yangon. Beautiful pagoda and compound, with 4 entrances for you to choose from, although foreigners are usually ushered to take the elevator near the East gate parking lot. Foreigners need to pay about US$8 or MMK 10,000. For a first-timer, it would be great if you can hire a freelance tour guide (usually they will loiter around the elevator lobby) who can tell you many interesting stories about the Pagoda. Tips are usually US$10-15 for a 1-hour tour. Enjoy!
Shwedagon Paya is on top of a hill, is immense and is also surrounded by dozens of smaller temples.
Shwedagon is a center of pilgrimage for the Burmese and Buddhists, a spiritual center of the importance of Rome, Mecca or Jerusalem.
Apart from its beauty it is advisable to visit it at sunset, and see how the golden domes light up its majesty increases and, despite the crowds, an inner peace invades you, whether you are religious, atheist or agnostic.
Visitors must take off their shoes and socks before entering the entrance. Prayers are performed by turning counterclockwise, a common practice in Buddhism.
The best place to visit in Yangon, the most beautiful pagoda I've seen in Myanmar. After this one you want appreciate a pagoda so much anymore, and you are going to find so many of them. The place is incredibly stunning and fascinating, you are going to be lost in its allure. Strongly recommend to take a guide as we did, it completely change the experience and you'll learn so many things! Don't dare to miss it!
The Shwedagon Pagoda, or Golden Temple, in Yangon, is considered the most sacred temple in Myanmar. There are sacred treasures kept for Buddhists, which are eight hairs of Buddha Shakyamuni.
When the sun goes down, the entire temple shines with fantastic golden light. It is very quiet. Going to the temple wearing long pants and a long skirt is not revealing.
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