Shweinbin Monastery
Shweinbin Monastery (Burmese: ရွှေအင်ပင်ကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture. The monastery was built in 1895 by a Sino-Burmese merchant married to a Burmese woman of royal extraction. The monastery's construction strictly adheres to traditional rules of Burmese monastic architecture and includes all of the designated pyatthat-crowned pavilions.
See also
References
- ^ Wilson, Constance. "Part II - Mandalay, The Burmese Heartland". Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Ma Thanegi. "Religious architecture" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Ma Thanegi (2005). Myanmar Architecture: Cities of Gold. Marshall Cavendish. p. 100. ISBN 9789812329165.
- ^ "15-17 November 1995". Proceedings of the Conference on Myanmar and Southeast Asian Studies. Yangon: Universities Historical Research Centre: 309. 1996.
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