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Shrines & Sacred Groves in Myanmar

1 notable site ranked among the world's top 100

1 Sites#31 Highest Rank

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#31

Shwedagon Pagoda

📍 Yangon, Myanmar🕐 Built: 6th century BCE

A 99-meter golden stupa encrusted with 4,531 diamonds (the top diamond alone is 76 carats). Said to contain relics of four Buddhas.

✨ Historical Significance

4,531 diamonds, 76-carat top diamond, 2,600 years old.

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