Burma . iple of the Buddha, was built by King Kyansitthu about 1080 Both the temple (No. 8) and the thein and kyaimg adjoining (Nos. 64, 74) are in full preservation. The gigantic lattice gates of the inner temple are of teak-wood and probably coeval with the masonry. The most imposing of the ancient monuments and the one which marks the best period of the Pagan architecture is Gawdawbalfn Payi, built by King Narabadi Sitthu, about 1200 (No. 73). Its height is two hundred feet or more. In the mural decorations at Pagan the Indian character is as marked as in the buildings themselves.
Burma . iple of the Buddha, was built by King Kyansitthu about 1080 Both the temple (No. 8) and the thein and kyaimg adjoining (Nos. 64, 74) are in full preservation. The gigantic lattice gates of the inner temple are of teak-wood and probably coeval with the masonry. The most imposing of the ancient monuments and the one which marks the best period of the Pagan architecture is Gawdawbalfn Payi, built by King Narabadi Sitthu, about 1200 (No. 73). Its height is two hundred feet or more. In the mural decorations at Pagan the Indian character is as marked as in the buildings themselves. India has evidently furnished the subjects of the Burman de-signer and trained his style (Nos. 272, 94).The Burman bricklayers had at one time lost the art of arch-building. A pointed arch like the Gothic is used in the temples of ancient Pagan (Nos. 75, j6).The images of the Buddha {sindii) are the principal features of the interior of the ancient temples, the true character of 72. bawdi paya, pagan. F. 34 BURMA which is the same as that of the zedi. The images are of sandstone in Arakan,where, moreover, the Hindu caste-mark between the brows {tikd) is not omitted
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