Shwenandaw Monastery
The Shwenandaw Monastery ( Burmese ရွှေ နန်းတော် ကျောင်း ; pronounced: ʃwènándɔ̀ tʃáun; translated: "Gold Palace Monastery") is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay , Myanmar .
history
The monastery was built from teak in 1782 in Amarapura. King Mindon had it dismantled in 1857 and rebuilt in the palace in Mandalay. In 1880, King Thibaw arranged for the monastery to move again to the vicinity of the Atumashi monastery . It is therefore the only part of the Mandalay Palace that did not fall victim to the devastating fire of 1945.
description
Stone stairs lead to the surrounding veranda of the monastery, which rests on 150 huge teak logs. In the temple hall there is a replica of the royal throne between the gilded columns. The outer surfaces are almost everywhere covered with carved wood flowers, nat figures and jatakas .
gallery
Exterior view
roofs
Carvings
Hall
Perspective
Base
Novice and visitor 1976
Fine wooden gates
Altar in Shwenandaw Monastery
Individual evidence
literature
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 181.
- 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 , pp. 281f.
- Martin Schacht: Instructions for use for Burma - Myanmar . Piper, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-27628-3 , p. 155.
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Coordinates: 22 ° 0 ′ 2 ″ N , 96 ° 6 ′ 49 ″ E