Tayokpye Temple
The Tayokpye Temple ( Burmese လောကနန္ဒာ စေ တီ ) is a Buddhist temple in Bagan , Myanmar . It stands by the village of Minnanthu .
history
The Tayokpye Temple was built in the third quarter of the 13th century under King Narathihapate . The name means something like "escape from the Chinese", referring to the failed campaign of Narathihapate against China, which was then ruled by the Mongols.
description
The temple is medium-sized and, like the large temples Gawdawpalin , Htilominlo , Sulamani and Thatbinnyu, belongs to the group of two-story temples. Remains of the stucco decorations are preserved on the outside, remains of wall paintings are on the inside.
A staircase leads to the upper floor, from which one has an overview of the Bagan's temple area.
Individual evidence
literature
- 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.
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Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ 45.7 ″ N , 94 ° 54 ′ 3.2 ″ E