If Myanmar is regarded as the
“Land of the golden tower” with the unique Buddhist works, the majestic
Shwedagon Golden Temple is the “pride” of this country.
Myanmar cultural heritage: Shwedagon golden temple
Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the most
famous religious architecture in the world. It is not known exactly when
this temple was built, but according to archaeologists, Shwedagon
Pagoda has a history of over 2,500 years, was built in the sixth century
to the tenth century
Located atop a hill in Yangon Singuttara,
north Kandawgyi lake. Majestic Shwedagon, the pride of Myanmar and is
considered one of the masterpieces of the world. Golden Shwedagon pagoda
including 1,000 towers to surround the temple center. This huge golden
tower is 99m high, is the center of the temple, including 3 main parts:
the bottom of the tower, the tower and the tower itself.
Originally, the tower was built of brick,
and only more than 20 meters high but then continually building
supplement and to the 18th century reached its current height of 99m.
Shwedagon golden temple – one of the 10 most famous tourist destinations in Myanmar
The entire tower covered in a layer of
gold on the outside, each gold leaf about the size of 20 x 20 cm was
attached to a tower with rivets. According to statistics, the lower half
of the tower was covered by 8688 gold leaf, while the upper half is
13,153 gold leaves. Crown-shaped tower, which was attached by 5448
diamonds, 2317 rubies, sapphire and other precious stones, with 1065
small gold bells. On the flag at the top of the tower, was attached by a
diamond weighing 76 carats (15 g). Shwedagon Pagoda was renovated
several times after the impact of natural disasters, particularly when
the temple is influenced by earthquake at least 8 times in the 17th
century. The current temple was rebuilt after the 1786 earthquake.
Shwedagon golden temple, at night
The gilded Buddha statues inside the
temple. Whether the daytime under the sun or at night under bright
lights, the entire temple and especially the gold spiers is always
majestic, brilliant. However, the majority of the people of Myanmar as
well as tourists, the time is probably to admire the best Shwedagon at
sunset
According to legend, two Myanmar trader
brothers are Bhallika and Taphussa, traded in India and Buddhist
enlightenment. Upon returning home, they bring 8 hairs of the Buddha
Sakyamuni. With the help of the king at the time, Okkalapa. Two brothers
built Shwedagon Pagoda to store the hairs of the Buddha
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