Description:
This paper was originally written in Myanmar and read at the Saturday Literary Circle meeting held at the Po Wa Ziya
Hall of the Hanthawady Press, Mandalay on 20th Sep, 1975. It was later read in English to the special meeting of the
Burma Research Society on 15th October, 1975. Normally Bagan monuments are Ceti style with a solid structure or
Ku, which were places of worship where people could enter the building to offer homage. In addition, there was also a
House of the Law and House of the Monks of the Order. Many Bagan inscriptions record the donors as well as those
who repaired the monuments. Some repairs were were necessary but others destroyed the original edifice. The author
suggests three points for restoration of Bagan monuments:
(1) Use no heavy materials on the top of time weakened brick supports.
(2) Match the body with the correct finial and
(3) Permit no mis-fit of materials or appearances.....Subject Terms: 1. Restoration-Bagan...
2. Religious Buildings-Bagan Period, 1044-1287
Source/publisher:
"Journal of the Burma Research Society", Vol. 59, Part 1&2, December 1976, pp49-96, 1976-12, via University of Washington
Date of Publication:
1976-12-00
Date of entry:
2014-11-30
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
Local URL:
Format:
pdf
Size:
1.79 MB