Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
8 May 2014
Shwedagon Pagoda is considered as one of the must see places in Myanmar and is the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for its people. It is said to house strands of Buddha’s hair and other holy relics. The Pagoda is said to be covered with hundreds of gold plates with the top of the stupa covered with 4,531 diamonds, the largest of which is a 72-carat diamond.
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