Serving as a memorial and modeled on a mythical location, the Mya Thein Tan Pagoda (also known as Hshinphyume Pagoda), is a large white pagoda located close to The Mingun Pahtodawgyi. Constructed by King Bagyidaw in 1816, the Mya Thein Tan Pagoda represents Mount Meru, a sacred Buddhist mountain. The seven-tiered terraces resembled the mountain ranges topped by a stupa representing the legendary Sulamani pagoda. The king had the pagoda constructed in memory of his beloved consort and cousin, Princess Hshinphyume, who died in childbirth near the site where the…
