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Shwedagon Pagoda
Myanmar's holiest Buddhist stupa, a gold-covered spire on a hill above Yangon, glowing at sunset.
US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03- Time Needed
- 2–3 hours
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Myanmar's holiest Buddhist stupa, a gold-covered spire on a hill above Yangon, glowing at sunset.
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