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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)
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 damaged Shwemawdaw Pagoda photographed in 1936. Different sources report varying figures of the death toll. The Burma Gazette reported 500 deaths although the toll was likely greater, [20] with The New York Times presenting a figure of 7,000. [21] According to Reuters, citing governor Charles Innes, between 800 and 1,000 died in Bago. [22]
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.
Thein Maung's undertaking was in direct response to the actions of Archibald Cochrane, future Governor of Burma, who had kept his shoes on while touring Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Pegu (now Bago) in 1917, much to the indignation of locals. [23]
Originally, it was an upright pagoda. Later on, water eroded the bank therefore causing the pagoda to tilt about the year 1891, despite efforts to restore it in 1992, it was unsuccessful. The pagoda is replica of the Shwemawdaw Pagoda of Bago, Myanmar which is a pagoda that is worshiped and highly respected by the Mons. [2]