Situated on a hilltop in the old capital of Yangon, the 99-meter (326-foot) high Shwedagon draws hundreds ... are now among those flocking to the pagoda, built 2,600 years ago and said to enshrine ...

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 ...

An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon pagoda in the commercial hub Yangon has not been destroyed, and the false posts have misrepresented footage of another temple. "Shwedagon Pagoda ...

YANGON, Myanmar - The Shwedagon Pagoda, or Golden Pagoda, is the largest and most striking temple in a land dotted with thousands of Buddhist temples. An Englishman visiting the pagoda in 1586 ...

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 3.6 million visitors in the first six months of 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of ...

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 ...

YANGON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua ... Htay Hlaing, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees, told Xinhua. Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's most revered sites, saw an increase in visitors.

The group tried to bring two “lady dolls” into the site in Yangon on Saturday ... without seeking the approval of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees will have severe action taken as ...

External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on Friday visited the revered Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar. Four of Buddha's four relics are enshrined in the Pagoda. On a four-day visit to Myanmar ...