Soemingyi Pagoda (စိုးမင်းကြီးဘုရား)

Soemingyi Pagoda (စိုးမင်းကြီးဘုရား)

Soemingyi Pagoda is located near the Soemingyi Monastery. It was built by the Senior Queen or Lady Soemingyi during the 12^th  Century. The structure of this pagoda has a square base with many terraces leading to the top part, which is a cylindrical dome on top, which is the main shrine. To hold up the weight of the structure, sandstone blocks hold each corner giving more enforcement to it. There are many glazed plaques describing the animals, flowers and the lifestyles of the Bagan people.

Unique glazed plaques of Soemingyi Pagoda

Somingyi Pagoda (Google Map)

Reference Books:

Glimpse of Glorious Bagan, Universities Historical Research Centre, Yangon, Myanmar, The University Press, 1996

Pictorial Guide to Pagan, Ministry of Culture, Yangon, Myanmar, The Printing and Publish Corporation, Reprint 1975

The Pagodas and Monuments of Bagan, Vol. 1, Translated by Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, Ministry of Information, Yangon, Myanmar, Graphic Training Centre (G.T.C), 1995

The Pagodas and Monuments of Bagan , Vol. 2, English Text by Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, Ministry of Information, Yangon, Myanmar, Graphic Training Centre (G.T.C), 1998

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