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Shwedagon Pagoda

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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.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Gilded Buddhist stupa 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Yangon, Myanmar 1
Completed Year
1775 1
Sourced 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)
99 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountExcludes the hti, the crown umbrella at the very top, per the source.
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Temple / Shrine 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Temple, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Shwedagon Pagoda (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, located there.
Sources
1. Shwedagon Pagoda (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1
    The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
  • History section
    King Hsinbyushin in 1775 raised it to its current height of 99 m (325 ft) (without counting the height of the hti (crown umbrella)).
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    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.
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
    == Design == The stupa's plinth is made of bricks covered with gold plates.
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2. Wikidata: Shwedagon Pagoda
Wikidata Q464535, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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