An indentation on the East side of the stupa was filled with water to allow the Kings to view the hti without tipping their heads back and risking the loss of their crowns. Others claim this small pool is a water scale used by the masons to measure the angle of the Pagoda,   Whatever the pools true purpose, today there is a telescope through which to view the hti.

Beautiful in it's symmetry Swezigon became the prototype for many of the pagodas of Myanmar.   The entire pagoda is encased in 30,205 gilded copper plates provided through the generosity of monks and local and foreign visitors.

Lion guarding the corner