Jade Pavilion

The Jade Pavilion, located at the Saturday corner of the Shwedagon Pagoda courtyard, is unique among the chambers as it extends more towards the pagoda itself. It was built and donated by Daw Hla May around the 1260 Myanmar Era (1898). The Puññakusalabahukara Association (CMA) renovated it in the 1319 Myanmar Era (1957). The 1999 renovation project included installing traditional Myanmar decorations, tiling, removing verandas, and repairing the facades and the Gandakuṭi halls where the twenty-eight Buddha-images stays. The chamber became widely known as the Jade Chamber after a jade Buddha image was enshrined and dedicated during a ceremony starting on April 3, 1999.