Shwezigon Pagoda

Mandalay Region · Myanmar

Shwezigon Pagoda, Myanmar
Photo: DIMMIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A grand gilded stupa in Nyaung-U near Bagan, a prototype for later Burmese pagodas and an enduring pilgrimage centre. Its terraces hold glazed plaques and shrines to nature spirits.

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