Towering 325 feet on top of Singuttara Hill, The Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the Yangon skyline.
Also known as the Great Dragon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, the gilded stupa is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, believed to contain relics of four previous Buddhas.
Historians maintain the Mon people built the pagoda between the 6th and 10th centuries CE, but, according to widely held legend, the Shwedagon Pagoda was constructed more than 2,600 years ago, which would make it the oldest in the world.
According to a recent report by The Irrawaddy news site, the famous pagoda is one of three sites nominated by the Myanmar government for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage conservation list in the coming years, along with Bagan and Mrauk U.
Bagan will be the first nominated, followed by Mrauk U, an ancient town in western Myanmar, and the Shwedagon Pagoda. Bagan was nominated in 1996, but this will be the first time the Shwedagon Pagoda is nominated.
Currently, Myanmar has only one UNESCO World Heritage listing — the Pyu Ancient Cities, which includes the remains of three walled and moated cities from the Pyu Kingdom. If approved, these three sites will bring the total number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites to 1,076.
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