Mingalazedi Pagoda

Mingalazedi Pagoda

Mingalazedi Pagoda
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Basic information
Location Bagan, Mandalay Region
Geographic coordinates 21°09′41″N 94°51′28″E / 21.161368°N 94.857729°E / 21.161368; 94.857729Coordinates: 21°09′41″N 94°51′28″E / 21.161368°N 94.857729°E / 21.161368; 94.857729
Affiliation Theravada Buddhism
Country Myanmar
Architectural description
Founder King Narathihapate
Completed 1284 (1284)

Mingalazedi Pagoda (Burmese: မင်္ဂလာစေတီ, pronounced: [mɪ̀ɴɡəlà zèdì]; also spelt Mingalar Zedi Pagoda) is a Buddhist stupa located in Bagan, Burma. Construction started in 1274 during the reign of King Narathihapate.[1]:183 The pagoda is one of few temples in Bagan with a full set of glazed terra cotta tiles depicting the Jataka. The pagoda was built in brick and contains several terraces leading to large pot-shaped stupa at its centre, topped by a bejewelled umbrella (hti). Mingalazedi Pagoda was built a few years before the First Burmese Empire (Pagan Kingdom) was pillaged by the Mongols.

References

  1. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella, ed. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
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