Shwemawdaw Pagoda

Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
ရွှေမောဓော စေတီတော်
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Region	Bago Region
Festival	Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival (Tagu)
Status	active
Location
Municipality	Bago
Country	Myanmar
	Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	17°20′13″N 96°29′49″E / 17.3368744°N 96.496954°E
Architecture
Completed	c. 500 BCE (tradition); 982/83 (tradition); by 1390; 1796; 1954;
Specifications
Height (max)	nyandaw architectural height 22 m (72 ft) (982/83); 90 m (295 ft) (1796); 114 m (374 ft) (1954);
Spire height	hti spire height inclusive 98.8 m (324 ft) (1796); 125 m (410 ft) (1954);

The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေမောဓော စေတီတော် [ʃwè mɔ̀dɔ́ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်မုဟ်တ [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.