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• n  an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

• The city's only attempt at a tourist attraction is a replica of Rangoon's famous Shwedagon pagoda.
• But troops now far outnumber the handful of monks that are still seen at Shwedagon and the downtown Sule pagoda, another focal point of the pro-democracy protests.
• The pagoda is surrounded by a hundred lesser devotional sites.

News & Articles

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• Ogio Pagoda Laptop Bag (Medium)
  The Pagoda laptop bag by Ogio has specialized compartments for carrying a range of devices—well more than just a laptop. It's sufficiently padded to provide reassuring security from all but the worst falls, although it's a bit bulky for a mid-sized bag.
  June 17, 2013 - PC Magazine
• Visiting Myanmar, before it's too late
  BAGAN, Myanmar - The rising sun streaked a light blanket of fog with pink and yellow. Suddenly, pagodas popped out from the mist, some grand and intricate, others squat and modest, some crumbling, others glinting with gold - a carousel of Buddhist temples amid fields of sesame, tamarind, and scrub.
  June 16, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Jackson Rathbone in Allentown Morning Call
  The Pagoda was definitely interesting,says Rathbone. "When I got to the Pagoda, I couldn't believe it. I said to the location scouts, `You guys found this [structure] is Pennsylvania?' That's amazing.' No wonder M. Night shoots all of his...
• Raj Thackeray in Sify
  Taking exception to President Pratibha Patil not presenting the award herself, Thackeray said, "She (Patil) can spare time to inaugurate a pagoda at suburban Mumbai and a private hospital in Pune."