Hintha Gon Pagoda
The Hintha Gon Pagoda is a major Buddhist shrine located in Bago, in the Bago Region of Myanmar. It is a popular tourist destination, named after the legendary Hintha bird, a symbol of the Mon people.Photo: ခင်မောင်မောင်လွင်, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Pagoda in Bago, Myanmar.
- Also known as: “Hintha Gon Paya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shwemawdaw Paya and Kanbawzathadi Palace.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Buddhist temple
Photo: Vera & Jean-Christophe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu. Shwemawdaw Paya is situated 2,900 feet west of Hintha Gon Pagoda.
Kanbawzathadi Palace
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanbawzathadi Palace is a palace in Bago, Myanmar. The original palace, built for King Bayinnaung in 1556, consisted of 76 apartments and halls. It was burned down in 1599. Kanbawzathadi Palace is situated 1 mile southwest of Hintha Gon Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bago and Thanatpin.
Bago
Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bago or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Bago Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of Myanmar with a population of 254,000.
Thanatpin
Town
Thanatpin is a town in Thanatpin Township, Bago District, Bago Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Thanatpin Township. Thanatpin is situated 6 miles southeast of Hintha Gon Pagoda.
Hintha Gon Pagoda
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.33678° or 17° 20′ 12″ northLongitude
96.50484° or 96° 30′ 17″ eastOpen location code
7M9R8GP3+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 474075357OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=pagodaWikidata ID
Q28747990
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to French—“Hintha Gon Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဟင်္သာကုန်းဘုရား”
- French: “pagode Hintha Gon”
- French: “Pagode Hintha Gon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ဟင်္သာကုန်းဘုရား and စေတီ.
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