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The history of the Shwe Dagon pagoda at Rangoon would explain the growth of most of the Burmese pagodas. ‘Originally it is said to have been only 27 feet high and to have attained its present height and dimension by repeated casings many feet in thickness. About the middle of the fifteenth century the height of the pagoda was raised to 129 feet, terraces were built round the hill, and the top—a platform—was paved with flagstones. In 1768 it reached its present height of 321 feet, not including the new Hti, which was presented by king Mindon Min. 'The platform now measures 900 feet by 685 feet and rises about 165 feet above the base of the hill.’