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Kinwun Mingyi Monastery

Coordinates: 21°57′57″N 96°04′22″E / 21.965789°N 96.072651°E / 21.965789; 96.072651
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Kinwun Mingyi Monastery
ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီးကျောင်း
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Kinwun Mingyi Monastery is located in Myanmar
Kinwun Mingyi Monastery
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21°57′57″N 96°04′22″E / 21.965789°N 96.072651°E / 21.965789; 96.072651
Architecture
FounderKinwun Mingyi U Kaung
Completed1879; 145 years ago (1879)

Kinwun Mingyi Monastery (Burmese: ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီးကျောင်း), also known as the Thakawun Monastery,[1] is a historic Buddhist monastery in Maha Aungmye Township, Mandalay, Burma.[2] The wooden monastery dates to 1879, built by the Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung.[2]

Built completely out of teak, the monastery includes Western motifs including Corinthian pillars, friezes and arches inspired by the Kinwun Mingyi's embassy mission to Europe.[3] The monastery design features a terrace surrounded by a rotunda.[4] The monastery was designed by European architects, namely M. Comodo, an Italian, and M. Bonvallein, a Frenchman.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Nge, Nway Nadi. "Western style monastery". Ministry of Information.
  2. ^ a b "Hidden History: Century-Old Monasteries in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  3. ^ "Majestic and Magical Mandalay" (PDF). Lotus. February 2015.
  4. ^ a b Dumarcay, Jacques (1984). "Selected 18th and 19th Century Timber STructures in Central Burma" (PDF). UNESCO.