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Bago Myanmar Travel Guide
Bago Myanmar Travel Guide
Welcome to Buddha World! Bago has carved a niche for itself – and many thousands of niches for its sacred Buddhas – as home to some monumental religious sites. The town lies 80km north of Yangon (en route to Inle Lake or Mandalay), but sees just a handful of travellers, most of whom are on day trips or on their way to the Golden Rock. Founded in AD 573 by the Mon, Bago’s days as a major river-port town declined as the river changed course, and the final nail in the coffin came when marauding Burmese king Alaungpaya destroyed it in 1757.
See
- Shwe mawdaw Pagoda, It is often referred to as the Golden God Temple. At 375 feet 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.
- Shwethar lyaung Pagoda has a Buddha, which at the length of 55 metres and a height of 16 metres, is the second largest Buddha in the world, after the 74 m reclining Buddha in Dawei (Tavoy). The Buddha is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King Migadepa.
- Kyaik Pun Pagoda Most notablythe home to the Four Seated Buddha shrine, a 27 m statue depicting the Buddha seated in four positions, sitting back to back.
- Kanbawzathadi Palace site and museum
- Maha Kalyani Sima
- Mahazedi Pagoda
- Shwegugale Pagoda
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