Eindawya Pagoda
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]
| Eindawya Pagoda | |
|---|---|
အိမ်တော်ရာဘုရား | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 21.981625°N 96.072465°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | King Pagan Min |
| Completed | 1847 |
Gallery
Main Pagoda
Notes
- Mandalay 1910, p. 16.
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India. XVII. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 142.
References
- List of Ancient Monuments in Burma (I. Mandalay Division). 1. Rangoon: Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma. 1910.
- Del Mar, Walter (1906). The romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir. London: Adam and Charles Black.
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