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Burma / Myanmar: Delicately carved wood panels at the teak wood Bagaya Monastery (Bagaya Kyaung), Inwa (Ava), Mandalay Region

The Bagaya Monastery is constructed entirely of teak wood and was built ib 1834 CE, during the reign of King Bagyidaw (1784 - 1846). Inwa was the capital of Burma for nearly 360 years, on five separate occasions, from 1365 to 1842. So identified as the seat of power in Burma that Inwa (as the Kingdom of Ava, or the Court of Ava) was the name by which Burma was known to Europeans down to the 19th century.
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Burma / Myanmar: Delicately carved wood panels at the teak wood Bagaya Monastery (Bagaya Kyaung), Inwa (Ava), Mandalay Region
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The Bagaya Monastery is constructed entirely of teak wood and was built ib 1834 CE, during the reign of King Bagyidaw (1784 - 1846). Inwa was the capital of Burma for nearly 360 years, on five separate occasions, from 1365 to 1842. So identified as the seat of power in Burma that Inwa (as the Kingdom of Ava, or the Court of Ava) was the name by which Burma was known to Europeans down to the 19th century.
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3174 x 4911 px | 44.6 MB
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26.9 x 41.6 cm | 10.6 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)