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The architecture of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), in Southeast Asia, includes architectural styles which reflect the influence of neighboring and Western nations and modernization. The country's most prominent buildings include Buddhist pagodas , stupas and temples , British colonial buildings, and modern renovations and structures.
The Mandalay Palace (Burmese: မန္တလေး နန်းတော်, pronounced [máɰ̃dəlé náɰ̃dɔ̀]), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of ...
The usage of the pyatthat began early in Burmese architecture, with examples dating to the Pagan period. [3] Prominent examples from this era that feature the pyatthat include the Ananda Temple and Gawdawpalin Temple. In pre-colonial Burma, the pyatthat was a prominent feature in the royal buildings, which itself symbolized Tavatimsa, a ...
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. [1] From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar.
Shweinbin Monastery (Burmese: ရွှေအင်ပင်ကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture. [1] The monastery was built in 1895 by a Sino-Burmese merchant married to a Burmese woman of royal extraction.
A closer view of Thatbyinnyu Phaya. The Thatbyinnyu is a five-story brick masonry building topped by a sikhara tower with a hti at the pinnacle. "Somewhat similar to" the nearby Ananda Temple in its architectural style, the temple's exterior is covered in white stucco, and its terraces paved in stone. [5]
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda (Burmese: ကျောက်တော်ကြီးဘုရား; also known as the Taungthaman Kyauktawgyi) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura, Burma, near the Taungthaman Lake. [1] It was built in 1847 by King Pagan Min on the model of the Ananda Pagoda at Pagan. [1]
Its eastern borders were demarcated after the British conquest of Upper Burma and the Shan States. [2] The palace was built between 1903 and 1906 as the residence of the saopha, blending traditional Shan and Burmese architecture with European and Indian influences, including the use of two minarets that flanked the palace's front facade.