Htilominlo Temple description and photos - Myanmar: Bagan (Topic)

Htilominlo Temple description and photos - Myanmar: Bagan. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Htilominlo Temple.

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The last of Bagan's "big temples", Khtilominlo was built between 1211 and 1218 by King Nandungma, who was nicknamed Khtilominlo. It is said that the construction of this temple took place on the site where King Narapatisithu chose an heir from among his five sons. The sons stood in a circle, in the center of which was an umbrella - a symbol of strength, which suddenly leaned towards the youngest son - Nandungma, who eventually became the king. Translated from the Burmese language, "Hti" means "umbrella", and "Khtilominlo" is "the ruler pointed out by the umbrella."

construction, as well as the Shulamani sanctuary, which appeared in Bagan three decades earlier. Brick Khtilominlo was originally covered with white plaster. The square-shaped temple is located on a low platform, which is surrounded by three galleries. The upper part has three more open terraces, which are decorated with many terracotta plates, which depict scenes from Jataka - the narration of the previous lives of the Buddha. Unfortunately, some of these tiles have not survived to this day.

There are richly decorated portals on either side of the square temple. The east porch protrudes slightly forward, breaking the symmetrical proportions of the temple.

In the walls of the corridors leading to the inner sanctuary, arched recesses are made, in which small images of the Buddha are installed. On two floors of the sanctuary there are also large gilded statues of Buddha. The upper floors and terraces are closed to visitors.

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