Coordinates: 21°58′54″N 96°04′21″E / 21.981625°N 96.072465°E / 21.981625; 96.072465

Eindawya Pagoda

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Eindawya Pagoda
အိမ်တော်ရာဘုရား
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Eindawya Pagoda is located in Myanmar
Eindawya Pagoda
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21°58′54″N 96°04′21″E / 21.981625°N 96.072465°E / 21.981625; 96.072465
Architecture
FounderKing Pagan Min
Completed1847; 177 years ago (1847)

Eindawya Pagoda (Burmese: အိမ်တော်ရာဘုရား; lit. 'royal house pagoda') is a Buddhist stupa located in Mandalay, Myanmar.[1] It was built by King Pagan Min in 1847,[1] on the site of his residence before he ascended the throne; gilt from top to bottom; a shrine of fine proportions.[1] The pagoda was built on the site of Pagan Min's summer house, when he was a prince.[2] The pagoda stands at a height of 114 feet (35 m).[2]

Gallery

  • Main Pagoda
    Main Pagoda

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Mandalay 1910, p. 16.
  2. ^ a b The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. XVII. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 142.

References

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