Hsinbyume Pagoda

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Hsinbyume Pagoda is a striking white, terraced Buddhist temple in Mingun, Myanmar, renowned for its wave-like architecture symbolizing the mythical Mount Meru.

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Label Occurrences
Hsinbyume Pagoda canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
access boat from Mandalay ⓘ
architecturalStyle Burmese ⓘ
builder Bagyidaw ⓘ
color white ⓘ
commissionedBy Bagyidaw ⓘ
commissionedWhen 1816 ⓘ
completionDate circa 1816 ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
damagedBy 1838 earthquake ⓘ
dedicatedTo Princess Hsinbyume ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
hasFeature central stupa ⓘ
seven concentric terraces ⓘ
stairways leading to the top terrace ⓘ
wave-like terraces ⓘ
hasStairwaysCount four main stairways ⓘ
hasTerracesCount seven ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Mingun cultural heritage area ⓘ
inspiredBy Kyaiktiyo Pagoda ⓘ
locatedIn Mingun ⓘ
locatedInRegion Sagaing Region ⓘ
locatedNear Mandalay ⓘ
linked to: Amarapura
locatedOn west bank of the Irrawaddy River ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
namedAfter Princess Hsinbyume ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Mingun Bell ⓘ
Mingun Pahtodawgyi ⓘ
notableFor all-white exterior ⓘ
symbolic cosmological design ⓘ
wave-like architecture ⓘ
purpose memorial to Princess Hsinbyume ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
restorationDate 1870s ⓘ
restoredBy King Mindon ⓘ
sufferedEvent 1838 earthquake ⓘ
symbolizes Mount Meru ⓘ
seven mountain ranges around Mount Meru ⓘ
topTerraceFeature central pagoda dome ⓘ
small shrine ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandalay Region → containsHeritageSite → Hsinbyume Pagoda ⓘ
Mingun → hasPart → Hsinbyume Pagoda ⓘ
Mingun → knownFor → Hsinbyume Pagoda ⓘ
Mingun Pahtodawgyi → nearbyAttraction → Hsinbyume Pagoda ⓘ