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In 1796, King Bodawpaya raised the pagoda to 90 m (295 ft), and added a new hti spire umbrella for an overall height of 98.8 m (324 ft). [7] [2] The pagoda had been severely damaged several times due to earthquakes, including one in 1912, another in 1917 and another in 1930. Portions of the fallen pre-1917 version of the pagoda remain at the ...
Shwemawdaw Pagoda: Bago: 114 m (374 ft) 125 m (410 ft) 1954–2005 Tallest pagoda in Myanmar [4] [6] Lower Paunglaung Dam: Pyinmana: 131 m (430 ft) 131 m (430 ft)
The 2014 Myanmar census reported that Bago had a population of 237,619, representing 48.35% of Bago Township's total population. [ 17 ] As of 2019, the urban town has 179,505 people based on the General Administration Department 's estimates. 88.73% of the Township is Bamar with a significant Karen , Mon, Palaung and Burmese Indian population.
The list includes habitable buildings standing at or above 90 meters (295 feet) but excludes other structures above 90 meters such as the Yeywa Dam, the Laykyun Sekkya Buddha Statue, the Shwemawdaw Pagoda, etc. For other tallest structures, see List of tallest structures in Myanmar. All of Myanmar's tallest buildings are high rises.
The Hintha Gon Pagoda (Burmese: ဟင်္သာကုန်းဘုရား) is a shrine in Bago, Myanmar. [1] It is a popular tourist destination and is named after the mythological Hintha bird , [ 2 ] a symbol of the Mon people .
Toggle Bago Region subsection. 2.1 Bago. 2.2 Pyay. 2.3 Taungoo. 3 Kayin State. ... Shwemawdaw Pagoda; Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha) Pyay. Shwesandaw Pagoda ...
The Shwesandaw Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေဆံတော် ဘုရား, pronounced [ʃwèsʰàɰ̃dɔ̀ pʰəjá]) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Bagan, Myanmar. It is the tallest pagoda in Bagan, and contains a series of five terraces, topped with a cylindrical stupa , which has a bejewelled umbrella ( hti ).
Kyaikpun Pagoda (ကျာ်ပန်; [note 1] Burmese: ကျိုက်ပွန်ဘုရား, IPA: [tɕaiʔpʊ̀ɰ̃ pʰəjá]), is a pagoda in Bago, Myanmar. [1] Most notably, Kyaik Pun Pagoda is the home to the Four Seated Buddha shrine, a 27 m (89 ft) statue depicting the four Buddhas namely Kakusandha , Konagamana , Kassapa , and ...