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Top Things to do in Myanmar
What to do and see in Myanmar, Myanmar: The Best Monuments & Statues
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1. Memorial to the Fallen Heroes
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Shwedagon Pagoda
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5.0 based on 14,023 reviews
The city's biggest tourist attraction is this immense Buddhist shrine built approx. 2500 years ago.
Reviewed By patricklN1986UH
The Shwedagon pagoda is visible from everywhere in the city ... and it will draw you to it like moths to a flame ...Late afternoon and evenings is the best time as it can get too hot underfoot during the day ( bare feet at all Pagodas & temples throughout the country ) ... It is a vast complex and as the sun sets, the locals light up the candles all around the Pagoda and it makes for some wonderful photo and video opportunities .. Learn a bit about the history of the pagoda ( 2,600 years old ) and be respectful of the dress code ( nothing short or skimpy, especially women ) ... I wore denim jean shorts to my knees and had to "rent ' a llongi for $10 as i was deemed inappropriate ... Not going here while in Yangon is like not looking at the Eiffel tower in paris or the Opera house in Sydney .. it is simply THE thing to do in Yangon
3. Mahamuni Pagoda
4. Taukkyan War Cemetery
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4.5 based on 917 reviews
Taukkyan War Cemetery is in Taukkyan town in the township of Mingaladon, Yangon greater area, on the main highway No 1 Pyay Road. From the centre of the city of Yangon, it is 21 miles north and 11 miles from the international airport, 45 minutes drive from the centre of Rankgoon and 24 minutes from the International airport. Exact location of the cemetery is North (17º02'08.24") and East (96º07'55.28").
Reviewed By ladycommoner - India, null
Located on the outskirts of Yangon, it is beautifully maintained by Commonwealth War Graves Commission. You may read the website before visiting. Reach early in the morning to avoid tropical sun. I stood in front of many graves/lists of names in silence, completely bewildered that these men (and some women) came from different corners of the world to die in this nondescript land. Humanity could never ethically explain why a teenaged child travelled from Africa to Burma to fight for the British raj against Japanese troops. This is a place where you find names of more than 20,000 Indians who perished here, fighting for allied forces. There are three memorials within this compound: 1. Taukkyan memorial- almost 6500 graves became part of this memorial, retrieved from all parts of Burma. Unfortunately 867 graves remain unidentified. Tropical flowering shrubs accompany the graves, showering love and respect on untimely departed souls. A cross of sacrifice honours the christians who rest here. 2. Rangoon memorial- stands at the centre of the garden in memory of a whopping number of personnels (26,856) killed/untraced during WWII with no known graves. 3. Taukkyan cremation memorial- a commemorative wall inscribed with 1060 names who died in Burma during WWII and their mortal remains were cremated. One thing must immediately be stopped, that is local young couples throng here for finding some physical intimacy as the place is empty of people. Must have written this in visitor's book.
5. Main Ma Ye' Tha-Khin-Ma Mountain
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By rooddo - Mandalay, Myanmar
Traveling from Pindaya on a bike trip we passed this mountain. Very very impressed and worth stopping at. When traveling in Myanmar it is sometimes easy to get tired of looking at religious sites. This one is worth it.
6. Lawka Man Aung Pagoda
7. Shwethalyaung Buddha
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4.0 based on 215 reviews
The Shwethalyaung, a colossal reclining statue of Buddha (181 feet [55 m] long), is to the west of the modern town and is reputedly one of the most lifelike of all the reclining Buddha figures; allegedly built in AD-994, it was lost when Bago (Pegu) was destroyed in 1757 but was rediscovered under a cover of jungle growth in 1881. Shwethalyaung Buddha is the second largest reclining Buddha.
Reviewed By Nomadsat
The Reclining Buddha is truly beautiful. You can never stop being in total awe of the beauty and gold leaf and decorations and meaning so f these amazing places.
8. Kyaik Pun Pagoda
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4.0 based on 244 reviews
Reviewed By 86yk - San Francisco, United States
What a sight upon our arrival. Every corner, there is a giant Buddha in various sitting postures looking at you. Every space of this paya is worth a picture in every multi-dimensional perspective worth picture-taking!
