Sandamani Pagoda ( my, စန္ဒာမုနိစေတီ; formally ) is a Buddhist

stupa A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. In Buddhism, circumamb ...

located southwest of

Mandalay Hill Mandalay Hill ( ) is a hill that is located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage s ...

. It was commissioned by King

Mindon Min Mindon Min ( my, မင်းတုန်းမင်း, ; 1808 – 1878), born Maung Lwin, was the penultimate King of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma. Under his half brother King Pa ...

in 1874 as a memorial to Mindon Min's younger brother,

Kanaung Mintha Kanaung Mintha ( my, ကနောင်မင်းသား; 31 January 1820 – 2 August 1866) was crown prince of Burma and son of King Tharrawaddy Min, Tharrawaddy and younger brother of King Mindon Min, Mindon of Burma. Towards the end of t ...

, who was assassinated along with 3 princes, Malun, Saku, and Maingpyin, during the 1866 Myingun Prince rebellion. The pagoda was erected at the provisional location of the royal palace, the ''Nanmyay Bontha''. This pagoda contains the graves of the Kanaung, Sagu Mintha, Malun and Maingpyin Princes. It also contains an

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

image of the Buddha cast by Bodawpaya in 1802, and removed from

Amarapura Amarapura ( my, အမရပူရ, MLCTS=a. ma. ra. pu ra., , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in t ...

by Mindon in 1874. The statue reportedly weighs . File:Sandamuni Pagoda 08.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-3.jpg, (under repair) File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-4.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-5.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-1.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-2.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-6.jpg,

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* * {{Buddhist sites in Myanmar Pagodas in Myanmar Buddhist temples in Mandalay 19th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1874