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Yangon / Rangoon, Myanmar / Burma: The Sule pagoda or paya, known in Burmese as the Kyaik Athok Zedi, is a temple located in a downtown roundabout. The pagoda is known for the octagonal shape of the base, which is carried over to the golden dome. During the British period, the city center was completely restructured and the pagoda served as the center. Since then, Sule Paya has served as a reference for kilometer distances to the north of the country. The temple has four entrances, oriented towards the four cardinal points. According to tradition, some Buddha 's hair is preserved inside.

The Sule Paya in the center of Yangon is one of the oldest pagodas in Burma, believed to have been built during the lifetime of the Buddha, about 2,500 years ago.

Nga Htat Gyi, also known as the "five-storey Buddha" is located across the Chauk Htat Gyi Buddha Image. A huge seated Buddha image is housed in a pavilion of iron structure with a five-tiered CGI roof of Ashay Tawya Monastery. Hence Nga-Htat-Gyi Pagoda means the pagoda with five-layered roof. This Buddha image is different from other images in the style of using Magite (armours) around the image.

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