Kaunghmudaw Pagoda

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Kaunghmudaw Pagoda is a large, dome-shaped Buddhist stupa in Sagaing, Myanmar, renowned for its distinctive egg-shaped design and religious significance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kaunghmudaw Pagoda canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist stupa ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
alternativeName Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw ⓘ
Yaza Mani Sula Pagoda ⓘ
linked to: Sandamuni Pagoda
architecturalStyle dome-shaped stupa ⓘ
color white ⓘ
completionDate circa 1648 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1636 ⓘ
contains relics of the Buddha ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
culturalContext Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar ⓘ
dedicatedTo Buddha ⓘ
diameter approximately 274 meters at the base ⓘ
festivalMonth Tazaungmon (around November) ⓘ
foundedBy King Thalun ⓘ
King Thalun of Ava ⓘ
function place of worship ⓘ
site for religious ceremonies ⓘ
hasFeature encircling wall with shrines ⓘ
large seated Buddha images ⓘ
ornamental arches ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ
hasFestival annual pagoda festival ⓘ
hasPart central solid dome ⓘ
encircling smaller stupas ⓘ
image chambers ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
height approximately 46 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus important pilgrimage site in Myanmar ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
inspiredBy Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Sri Lanka ⓘ
linked to: Ruwanwelisaya stupa
locatedIn Sagaing ⓘ
Sagaing Region ⓘ
locatedNear Irrawaddy River ⓘ
Mandalay ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
nearbyCity Mandalay ⓘ
Sagaing ⓘ
notableFor distinctive egg-shaped dome design ⓘ
large scale among Myanmar stupas ⓘ
region Upper Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Upper Burma
religion Buddhism ⓘ
shape egg-shaped dome ⓘ
significance major Buddhist pilgrimage destination ⓘ
symbol of royal piety of the Ava Kingdom ⓘ
visitorType pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Sagaing → hasLandmark → Kaunghmudaw Pagoda ⓘ
Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda → nearbyAttraction → Kaunghmudaw Pagoda ⓘ