The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a majestic landmark and continues to be a popular tourist destination in Yangon, Myanmar. (Eugene Phoen /Flickr) Want to see your images in ...

Over 40,000 foreign tourists visited Myanmar's famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon in April, the first month of the 2017-18 fiscal year, said the Pagoda's Board of Trustee on Sunday.

In this Aug. 13, 2014 photo, Buddhist devotees visit Myanmar famous Shwedagon Pagoda while it is illuminated in Yangon, Myanmar. Situated on a hilltop in the old capital of Yangon, the 99-meter ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, one of the most famous sites in Burma. Its nearly 350-foot gold-plated dome and diamond encrusted tip is visible from almost everywhere in the city. Photo by Pyiet ...

While the pagoda typically welcomes about 40,000 pilgrims on regular days, visitors surged to around 100,000 on special occasions like Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festivals, he said.

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 3.6 million visitors in the first six months of 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of ...

In this Aug. 17, 2014 photo, a group of Buddhist devotees sweep on platform at Myanmar famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Every evening, more than a dozen men and women walk in a tight ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda ( gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda, situated on Singuttara Hill in the center of Yangon (Rangoon), is the most sacred Buddhist stupa in Myanmar and one of the most important religious reliquary monuments in the ...

According to the caption, Obama is posing for a photo in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma. All visitors to the pagoda must remove their shoes and socks — and Obama seems pretty ...

Gongs chimed at Shwedagon Pagoda as the diamond-studded monument marked what is being billed as the 2,600-year anniversary of the temple, which according to legend houses eight strands of Buddha's ...

While the pagoda typically welcomes about 40,000 pilgrims on regular days, visitors surged to around 100,000 on special occasions like Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festivals, he said.