Pitakat Taik
Pitakat Taik ( Burmese ပိဋကတ် တိုက် ) is a library building in Bagan , Myanmar , not far north of Thatbinnyu Temple .
history
King Anawrahta built the library in 1058, after he Thaton captured and brought from there 30 elephant loads of scriptures to Bagan. The current appearance is the result of the renovation in 1783 under King Bodawpaya .
description
The five-fold pyramid-like roof structure on the square one-story building implements elements of the wooden structures that are typical for buildings in the 18th century in stone.
Individual evidence
literature
- Johanna Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. Temples and royal cities between the Mekong and the Indian Ocean (= DuMont documents. Art travel guide. ). 3. Edition. DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1206-7 , p. 313.
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 224.
- Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 227.
- Nina Oshegowa, Sergej Oshegow: Art in Burma. 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture under the sign of Buddhism and animism. VEB EA Seemann, Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-363-00054-5 , p. 210 and Fig. 109.
Web links
Commons : Pitakat Taik - Collection of Images
Coordinates: 21 ° 10 ′ 16.4 ″ N , 94 ° 51 ′ 48.7 ″ E