myanmar decorative mosaics at mandalay

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Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. When it was founded in 1857, the royal city was officially named Yadanabon, the Burmese version of "(city) full of gems". Mandalay is Burma's cultural and religious center of Buddhism, having numerous monasteries and more than 700 pagodas

Celing, Sandamuni Pagoda

Wall, Sandamuni Pagoda

Glasswork, Pillar, Kuthodaw Pagoda

Glasswork, Kuthodaw Pagoda

Glasswork, Pillar, Kuthodaw Pagoda

Ceiling, Kuthodaw Pagoda

Entrance, Kuthodaw Pagoda

Su Taung Pyai Pagoda on Mandalay Hill

One of the most interesting of the many art forms in Myanmar is the mosaic work, which is often a mixture of small mirrors and stained glass or coloured stones that adorn the temples and pagodas throughout the country. The artform is mainly decorative and abstract, and only rarely is there any attempt at figurative work.

The work is often geometric is form, consisting of repeating patterns, which may be circular, triangular or rectangular in form, and is intricately woven into the walls, pillars and ceilings of the buildings, especially around the image houses; and is also found on the pedestals of Buddha statues and the like. It ranges in colour from the subdued to the pastel, but even very bright and startling work is found. Su Taung Pyai Pagoda on Mandalay Hill

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Su Taung Pyai Pagoda

Glasswork around Buddha Image, Su Taung Pyai Pagoda

Hman Si Shwe Cha (Glass Mosaic with Gold Gilt)Myanmar Mosaic art is at most times seen in royal and religious items and buildings. It is also used in artifacts and household objects of the common people enhancing the splendor and beauty of the product. Made by skilled craft men of Mandalay and Sagaing Su Taung Pyai Pagoda

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