Gawdawpalin
| Type of monument | : Type III Temple |
| Location | : North of Meemalaung Kyaung |
| Region | : Old Bagan |
| Built by | : King Narapatisithu |
| Date | : 11th Century |
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| Photo Gallery | : View 11 Photos |
The Gawdawpalin Temple was built by King
Narapatisithu after building the Sulamani Temple. But the king
did not complete the construction. It was completed by his son
Htilominlo. It is located about 3 miles south of the Bu Pagoda
on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River. It is about 180 feet high
and the structure is common like the Sulamani temple.
There is a story saying that King Narapatisithu became so
powerful and so proud that he proclaimed that his powers were
more glorious accomplished matched to his ancestors. Just after
that, he became blind until he came to give his regards and his
forebears made, paid obeisance in atonement for his misdemeanor.
EXTERIOR VIEWS
Gawdawpalin is counted as one of the largest shrines of Bagan.
The temple is a double-storeyed temple in the late style. It is
square in plan, with porticoes on all four sides, but with the
eastern portico projecting further than the others. In the
ground storey, a vaulted corridor runs around a central block
against whose four sides are placed images of the Buddha.
DIFFERENT BUDDHA IMAGES INSIDE THE TEMPLE
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