Sandamuni Pagoda
Sandamani Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located southwest of Mandalay Hill. It was commissioned by King Mindon Min in 1874 as a memorial to Mindon Min's younger brother, Kanaung Mintha, who was assassinated along with 3 princes, Malun, Saku, and Maingpyin, during the 1866 Myingun Prince rebellion.Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
- Also known as: “Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuthodaw Pagoda and Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung.
Kuthodaw Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma, that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. Kuthodaw Pagoda is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Sandamuni Pagoda.
Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kotraveller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shwenandaw Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Shwenandaw Monastery was built in 1878 by King Thibaw Min, who dismantled and relocated the apartment formerly occupied by his father, King Mindon Min, just before Mindon Min's death, at a cost of 120,000 rupees. Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Sandamuni Pagoda.
Mandalay Palace
The Mandalay Palace, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. Mandalay Palace is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sandamuni Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chanayethazan Township and Patheingyi.
Chanayethazan Township
Suburb
Photo: Ericwinny, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chanayethazan Township is a township located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and the Mandalay Palace in the north, and Patheingyi Township in the east, Maha Aungmye Township in the south, and the Ayeyarwady river in the west. Chanayethazan Township is situated 2 miles southwest of Sandamuni Pagoda.
Patheingyi
Town
Patheingyi is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. Patheingyi is situated 3 miles east of Sandamuni Pagoda.
Mandalay
Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mandalay is the second largest city, and a former capital of Myanmar. The city is the economic and religious hub of upper Myanmar. The city is centred on the royal palace, and has wide avenues filled with bicycles and motorcycles.
Sandamuni Pagoda
- Categories: pagoda, stupa, church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.00347° or 22° 0′ 13″ northLongitude
96.1098° or 96° 6′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7MJR2435+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 146379147OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=stupaWikidata ID
Q19702014
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Sandamuni Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “စန္ဒာမုနိစေတီ(မန္တလေး)”
- Burmese: “စန္ဒာမုနိစေတီ”
- Chinese: “山达穆尼佛塔”
- Italian: “Pagoda Sandamuni”
- Japanese: “サンダムニ・パゴタ”
- Thai: “เจดีย์ซานดามุนิ”
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