Details of the top of the stupa at the Shwezigon Pagoda or Shwezigon Paya which is a Buddhist temple located in Nyaung-U (a town near Bagan) in Myanmar. A prototype of Burmese stupas consists of a circular gold leaf-gilded stupa surrounded by smaller temples and shrines. Construction of the Shwezigon Pagoda began during the reign of King Anawrahta (r. 1044–77) who was the founder of the Pagan Dynasty in 1059–1060 and was completed in 1102 AD during the reign of his son King Kyansittha. This pagoda is believed to enshrine a bone and tooth of Gautama Buddha. Myanmar
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