10 Most Spectacular Golden Pagodas Around The World
Yasmine Hafiz
Many religious buildings around the world are gloriously decorated with intricate mosaics, stained glass windows, beautiful art, and soaring arches, but these golden pagodas may outshine them all.
Most of the pagodas serve as places where holy relics are kept, as well as houses of Buddhist worship. Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the largest such structures in the world, contains strands of the Buddha's hair inside the shrine. It is covered with gold plates, some of which have been donated by the people of Myanmar. The stupa's top is encrusted with 4531 diamonds; the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond.
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Mon State, Myanmar
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