Thatbinnyu Temple
Coordinates: 21 ° 10 ′ 8 ″ N , 94 ° 51 ′ 49 ″ E
The Thatbinnyu Temple in Old Bagan was probably inaugurated under King Alaungsithu in 1144 and marks the beginning of the middle construction period in Bagan.
The temple is 61 m high, making it the tallest building in Bagan. The building consists of two cuboids placed one above the other, each with two floors. On each of the two blocks there are three recessed terraces, the corners of which are decorated with small stupas. A Shikhara forms the upper end . An entrance hall is in front of both blocks to the east.
The corridors on the two lower floors, the center of which is massive, served as accommodation for monks. In the middle of the third floor is the sanctuary with a large seated Buddha, on the fourth floor books and sacred objects were kept.
Thatbinnyu Temple in Bagan (Myanmar)
Entrance hall with Buddha, temple guards and offering sticks
Thatbinnyu Temple and Surroundings
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literature
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- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , pp. 220f.
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