Uppatasanti Pagoda
| Uppātasanti Pagoda ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော် | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Naypyidaw |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°46′16.14″N 96°10′58.76″E / 19.7711500°N 96.1829889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | State Peace and Development Council |
| Completed | March 2009 |
Uppātasanti Pagoda (ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်, pronounced [ʔoʊʔpàta̰ θàɰ̃dḭ zèdìdɔ̀]; officially called ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်မြတ်ကြီး, also called the "Peace Pagoda") is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. The pagoda houses a Buddha tooth relic. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres (325 ft) tall.