Shwemawdaw Pagoda

Shwemawdaw Pagoda
ရွှေမောဓော ဘုရား
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 / 17.3368744; 96.496954
Architecture
Completed	10th century
Height (max)	114 m (374 ft)

The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေမောဓော ဘုရား [ʃwè mɔ̀dɔ́ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်မုဟ်တ [tɕaɪʔmṵtú]) is a stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. It is often referred to as the Golden God Temple. At 114 metres (374 ft) in height, the Shwemadaw holds the record for the tallest pagoda in the country although the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is usually credited as the tallest pagoda in Myanmar (at 98 metres (322 ft)). Shwemadaw, along with the Shwedagon and Kyaiktiyo, are famous Mon pagodas. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.^[1]