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Buddhist Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
Eindawya Pagoda
အိမ်တော်ရာဘုရား
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Eindawya Pagoda is located in MyanmarEindawya PagodaShown 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; 178 years ago (1847)

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

Gallery

  • Main Pagoda Main Pagoda

Notes

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

References

Major Buddhist sites in Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda
Kachin State
Kayin State
Mon State
Rakhine State
Mrauk U
Sittwe
Shan State
Ayeyarwady Region
Bago Region
Magway Region
Mandalay Region
Amarapura
Bagan
Inwa
Mandalay
Kyaukse
Wundwin
Sagaing Region
Sagaing
Mingun
Monywa
Shwebo
Tanintharyi Region
Yangon Region
Naypyidaw
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