Htilominlo Temple (, ) is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhism, Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat, khurul and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in B ...
located in
Bagan
Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...
(formerly Pagan), in
Burma/Myanmar, built during the reign of
King Htilominlo (also known as Nandaungmya), 1211–1231.
The temple is three stories tall, with a height of , and built with red brick.
It is also known for its elaborate plaster moldings. On the first floor of the temple, there are four
Buddha statues
Much Buddhist art uses depictions of the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha, which are known as () in Sanskrit and Pali. These may be statues or other images such as paintings. The main figure in an image may be someone else who has obtained B ...
that face each direction. The temple was damaged in the
1975 earthquake and subsequently repaired.
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Buddhist temples in Myanmar
Buildings and structures completed in 1211
Religious buildings and structures completed in the 1210s
13th-century Buddhist temples
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