About Shwe Si Gon
The Shwezigon Pagoda or Shwezigon Paya (ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား is a Bddhist stupas located in Nyaung Oo Myanmar. A prototype of Burmese stupas, it consists of a circular gold leaf gilded stupa surrounded by smaller temples and shrines. Construction of the Shwezigon Pagoda began during the reign of King Anawratha (r. 1044–1077), the founder of the Pagan Empire, in 1059–1060 and was completed in 1102, during the…
