Shweinbin Monastery 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.
Entering Shweinbin Monastery gate. |
View of the monastery through the surrounding trees. |
View of the east side of the monastery. |
Staircases on the north side of the monastery. |
North facade of the monastery. |
Going up the stairs on the north side. |
Wooden gate at the top of the stairs. |
Monastery bell. |
Pyatthat-crowned pavilion.
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Looking inside the central pavilion. |
Elaborately carved wooden door. |
South facade of the wooden pavilions. |
Entering the central pavilion. |
Buddha statue in the central pavilion. |
Wooden carvings. |
Two bells inside the central pavilion. |
Carved wooden door. |
Passage between the central pavilion and the west pavilion. |
Roof of the central pavilion (left) and the east pavilion (right). |
Corner of the central pavilion. |
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