Sandamuni Pagoda

Sandamani Pagoda is a Buddhist located southwest of . It was commissioned by King Mindon Min in 1874 as a memorial to his younger brother, Kanaung Mintha, who was assassinated along with 3 princes, Malun, Saku, and Maingpyin, during the 1866 Myingun Prince rebellion.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kuthodaw Pagoda and Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist , located in , Burma, that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of and was built during the reign of King Mindon. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Sandamuni Pagoda.

Buddhist temple
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Shwenandaw Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery located near , , . 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. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Sandamuni Pagoda.

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The , located in , , 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. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sandamuni Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chanayethazan Township and Patheingyi.

Suburb
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is a township located in downtown , . The township is bounded by and the in the north, in the east, in the south, and the Ayeyarwady river in the west. is situated 2 miles southwest of Sandamuni Pagoda.

Town
is a town in the of central . is situated 3 miles east of Sandamuni Pagoda.

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is the second largest city, and a former capital of . 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

Latitude
22.00347° or 22° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
96.1098° or 96° 6′ 35″ east
Open location code
7MJR2435+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146379147
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data 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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