Gadawpalin Temple
The Gadawpalin Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. Construction of the pagoda began in 1203 during the reign of Sithu II and completed on 26 March 1227 during the reign of Htilominlo.Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: archaeological site in Bagan, Myanmar
- Also known as: “Gawdawpalin Pahto”, “Gawdawpalin Phaya”, and “Gawdawpalin Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nathlaung Kyaung Temple and Thatbyinnyu Temple.
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0.
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple; is a Hindu temple located within the ancient city walls of Bagan, Myanmar. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and is the only remaining Hindu temple in the Bagan archaeological zone. Nathlaung Kyaung Temple is situated 1,800 feet east of Gadawpalin Temple.
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Buddhist temple
The Thatbyinnyu Temple is a Theravadin Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple is recognized as a monument in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thatbyinnyu Temple is situated 2,200 feet east of Gadawpalin Temple.
Shwegu Gyi Phaya
Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shwegugyi Temple is a Theravadin Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple is recognized as Monument #1589 in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Shwegu Gyi Phaya is situated 2,000 feet east of Gadawpalin Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagan.
Bagan
Photo: Zaidush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagan is an area and archaeological site in the Central region of Myanmar, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gadawpalin Temple
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nyaung-U Township, Nyaung-U District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.16995° or 21° 10′ 12″ northLongitude
94.85659° or 94° 51′ 24″ eastInception
March 26th, 1227Open location code
7MHP5V94+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 243007901OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3099625
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Gadawpalin Temple” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ကန်တော့ပလ္လင်ဘုရား”
- Burmese: “ကောတော့ပလ္လင်ဘုရား”
- Chinese: “喬忉波陵寺”
- Chinese: “高杜巴林寺”
- French: “Gawdawpalin”
- German: “Gawdawpalin-Tempel”
- Portuguese: “Gawdawpalin”
- Thai: “วัดกอด่อปะลีน”
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