Htilominlo Temple

21.17861111111194.879166666667Koordinaten: 21 ° 10 ' 43 "N, 94 ° 52' 45" E

The Htilominlo Temple, Hti -lo- min -lo, (No. 1812); is a Buddhist temple in Bagan in northern Myanmar. He was king Nandaungmya (reigned 1211-1230 ) completed in the first years of his reign, making it one of the last great, built in Bagan temples.

The temple is 46 m high, its square base has a side length of 43 m. The ground floor and first floor are four Buddha statues that look into the four cardinal directions. Both floors sit three receding terraces, whose vertices are decorated with small stupas. The top section is a Shikhara with gold-plated Hti ( Burmese: Shield ). Their names refer Temple and King from the electoral process, the Nandaungmya (also called Htilominlo ) owes his kingship: his father Narapatisithu gathered his five sons to a white screen; the one who was elected Crown Prince to which inclining the screen. Allegedly found the election meetings at the place where now stands the Htilominlo Temple.

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