Eindawya Pagoda

Eindawya Pagoda
အိမ်တော်ရာစေတီ
Eindawya Pagoda
21°58′54″N 96°04′21″E / 21.981625°N 96.072465°E / 21.981625; 96.072465
Information
Denomination Theravada Buddhism
Founded 1847 (1847)
People
Founder(s) King Bagan Min
Location
Country Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma

Eindawya Pagoda (Burmese: အိမ်တော်ရာစေတီ; 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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Mandalay 1910, p. 16.
  2. 1 2 The Imperial Gazetteer of India XVII. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 142.

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