The boulder, which
gleams golden and popularly known as the Golden Rock on which the small
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda has been built, is about 25 feet (7.6 m) in height and
has a circumference of 50 feet (15 m). The Pagoda above the rock is about
7.3 metres (24 ft) in height. The boulder sits on a natural rock platform
that appears to have been naturally formed to act as the base to build the
pagoda. This granite boulder lies on an inclined plane and the area of contact
is extremely small. The golden
