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High medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Htilominlo Temple
Bagan, Mandalay Region · 21.1785°, 94.8794°
Gautama Buddha (Theravada)Pagan—UNESCO World Heritage
Sacred since
1211 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 1211 (Htilominlo)
Pagan
History & significance
A three-storeyed red-brick temple 46 metres high at Bagan, completed in 1211 under King Htilominlo, also known as Nandaungmya. Four Buddha images face the cardinal directions on its ground floor, and it is noted for its elaborate plaster mouldings.