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Bawbawgyi Pagoda

Myanmar

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

Bawbawgyi Pagoda (Burmese) is a Buddhist stupa and one of the oldest Buddhist structures in the history of ancient edifices in Myanmar, located in the Sri Ksetra Archaeological Zone north of the city of Pyay. The stupa was constructed during the Pyu period in the 5th century and is in excellent structural condition, having miraculously survived a number of major earthquakes over the preceding centuries. The history of this stupa is unknown since there were no stone inscription was found.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  5. Kyaiktiyo Pagoda m

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