To help inspire or plan your trip to Burma, some of its major attractions
for travellers are shown below, including some of the best natural, historical, cultural and adventure sites in the country.
These include all of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for Burma which represent the best
of the world's cultural and natural heritage.
Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features
(click again to return to all).
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Religious Monuments in Burma
| Shwedagon Pagoda | |
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The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon is an astonishing sight, the most revered site for Buddhists in Burma. The bell-shaped stupa rises some 32 stories, all sheathed in resplendent gold, with its spire dominating the skyline of Rangoon. Atop the spire is a golden orb studded with 4,350 diamonds. The whole complex covers 14 acres with 78 smaller pagodas and numerous columns, spires and images of Buddha. | |
| Golden Rock of Kyaiktiyo | |
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The Golden Rock of Kyaiktiyo is one of Burma's holiest sites. The boulder hangs precariously on the edge of a cliff at the top of Mount Kyaikto - it has been decorated with gold leafs and a 7 metre golden stupa built on top of it. | |
| Bago | |
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The town of Bago north east of Rangoon contains some important religious monuments, including the Shwemawdaw Paya, with a stupa 114 metres high, and the Shwethalyaung Buddha, one of the largest reclining Buddha images in the world. | |