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Shwemawdaw Pagoda

Myanmar

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Burmese: [ʃwè mɔ̀dɔ́ pʰəjá], Mon: [tɕaɪʔmṵtú]) is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m (410 ft) in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.

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

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