Shwe Inn Bin Monastery
The Shwe Inn Bin Monastery ( Burmese ရွှေ အင် ပင် ကျောင်း ) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay , Myanmar .
description
The monastery was founded in 1895 by Chinese merchants. It stands on an imposing forest of columns made of teak logs and, like the Shwenandaw monastery , is decorated with carvings made of teak. The main hall has a three-tier pagoda roof, the adjoining pavilion is crowned with a five-tier pagoda with an Hti .
A stone staircase with dragon and snake symbols leads to a surrounding porch. Inside there are more teak carvings and a gilded Buddha altar.
gallery
literature
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 185.
- 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. 284.
- Martin Schacht: Instructions for use for Burma - Myanmar . Piper, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-27628-3 , p. 156.
Web links
Commons : Shwe In Bin Monastery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 21 ° 57 '59 " N , 96 ° 3' 57" E