Sandamuni Pagoda

Sandamuni Pagoda - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sandamani Pagoda (; formally ) is a Buddhist stupa located southwest of Mandalay Hill. It was commissioned by King Mindon Min in 1874 as a memorial to Mindon Min's younger brother, Kanaung Mintha, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1874

Source: en.wikipedia.org