Thanbodday Pagoda

Thanboddhay Pagoda is any unlike any other pagoda in Myanmar, with an imposing central stupa surrounded by an army of smaller stupas cascading downwards on multi-level terraces. The architecture symbolizes and pays homage to the multi-layer realms that encircled the mythical Mount Meru, the center of universe in Buddhist cosmology. Dating from 1303, every niche, hallway and possible holding space of the temple is filled with Buddha images, totaling an impressive 582,000 images.