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High medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Bagan, Mandalay Region · 21.1688°, 94.8630°
Gautama Buddha (Theravada)Pagan—UNESCO World Heritage
Sacred since
1144 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1144-1151 (Sithu I)
Pagan
History & significance
The tallest temple at Bagan, a five-storeyed brick and stucco structure about 61 metres high crowned by a sikhara tower, completed in 1150-51 in the reign of King Sithu I. It is read by scholars as a high point of Pagan-period architecture, and has been under restoration since the earthquake of 2016.