Sule Pagoda
ဆူးလေစေတီ
A two-thousand-year-old pagoda on a traffic roundabout in the city center. Its octagonal golden stupa is the origin point of the colonial-era city plan, surrounded by colonial buildings.
Sule Pagoda is said to be more than 2,000 years old and enshrines a relic of the Buddha's hair. When the British planned Yangon, they used it as the center from which they laid out the city blocks, and it remains a traffic roundabout and landmark in the city center. The pagoda stands about 44 meters tall. Its octagonal base is surrounded by a ring of small shrines and shops, and from the outer terrace you can see the nearby City Hall, the Independence Monument and the passing traffic. Foreign visitors pay about 4,000 kyat and must go barefoot. It's a good starting point for a walking tour of the colonial architecture in the old town.
Opening hours
About 05:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Maha Bandula Park & Independence Monument
- Pansodan Street & Downtown Heritage
- The Strand Hotel
- The Secretariat
- Bogyoke Aung San Market
- Yangon Circular Railway
- Chinatown & 19th Street
- Botataung Pagoda