Mahazedi Pagoda
Buddhist pagoda in Bago, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahazedi Pagoda (Burmese: မဟာစေတီ) is a prominent Buddhist pagoda in Bago, Myanmar.
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Mahazedi Pagoda | |
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မဟာစေတီ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
Region | Bago Region |
Location | |
Municipality | Bago |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 17.339151°N 96.454237°E / 17.339151; 96.454237 |
Architecture | |
Founder | Bayinnaung |
Groundbreaking | 15 November 1559 (original structure) Wednesday, 2nd waning of Nadaw 921 ME[note 1] |
Completed | 2 January 1561 (original) Thursday, 2nd waning of Pyatho, 922 ME[note 2] |
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