The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named the Shwedagon Zedi Daw and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda, the Golden Pagoda or Kyaik Dagon, is a gilded stupa in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own account Completed YearSourced to the subject's own accountTradition dates the original stupa far earlier and it was rebuilt several times after earthquake damage; 1775 is when King Hsinbyushin raised it to its present height, recorded here as the current form's completion year. Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own accountExcludes the hti, the crown umbrella at the very top, per the source. Classification
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The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား, MLCTS: shwe ti. gon bhu. ra:, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်ဒဂုၚ်), officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ zèdìdɔ̀], lit. 'Golden Dagon Pagoda,'), and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
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King Hsinbyushin in 1775 raised it to its current height of 99 m (325 ft) (without counting the height of the hti (crown umbrella)).
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
== Design == The stupa's plinth is made of bricks covered with gold plates.
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