Among the classic Myanmar pagodas
is the Shwezigon Pagoda in
Bagan one
of the real highlights.
The Shwezigon
pagoda at Bagan can only be matched by the
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. The name
Shwezigon means (golden Land of Victory)
and the pagoda was built from 1084 to 1112.
The proportions and the nature of the
decorations are in the classic Bagan
Pagoda style.
The Shwezigon Pagoda as well as
other upper Myanmar or Burma pagoda , the
massive proportions are characteristic. The Shwezigon Pagoda
is the most venerated Pagoda in
Bagan and together with the Maha Muni Temple
at Mandalay the greatest Buddhist pagodas in
central Myanmar
and
northern Myanmar.
The Shwezigon
pagoda has lots of different pagoda features
and functions. The pagoda is not only a
Buddhist religion monument but also supplies
employment for plenty of Bagan people at the
Shwezigon pagoda platform.
In the
covered alleys approaching to the Shwezigon
pagoda are dozens of shops selling all
kind of pagoda related items and other
things for the pilgrims. Similar venerated
pagodas in Myanmar are the
Kyaiktyio pagoda
south east of Yangon and the
Shwedagon pagoda
at Yangon.
The Shwezigon
pagoda is definitely one the highlights
of Myanmar and Bagan. |
