Lemyethna Temple
The Lemyethna Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bagan , Myanmar , north of the village of Minnanthu .
history
It was built in 1222 under King Htilominlo .
description
The temple stands out because of its white paintwork and impresses with the slim, high Shikhara , which begins square and rounds in the upper area.
literature
- Johanna Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. Temples and royal cities between the Mekong and the Indian Ocean (= DuMont documents. Art travel guide. ). 3. Edition. DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1206-7 , p. 296.
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 234.
- Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 238.
Web links
Commons : Lemyethna - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ 36.9 ″ N , 94 ° 54 ′ 6.5 ″ E