Bawbawgyi Pagoda
Bawbawgyi Pagoda
MYANMAR, Bago, Hmawza
The pagoda was built between the 5th and 7th centuries. It is one of the oldest pagodas in Myanmar, as well as the most representative pagoda in the Pyu style.
The 47 m high pagoda is built in brick. The base of the pagoda consists of five layers. The towering body is shaped like a bell with a rounded apex surmounted by the spire, which was added at a later date, in the form of a canopy, stacked rings, and finial. There are traces of glazing on the body. There are two openings on the body, one near the base and the other higher up. The pagoda is an example of the transition between the Sanchi and Amaravati stupas in India to the pagodas of Bagan.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 63.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bawbawgyi Pagoda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, vol. 1, 2016, pp. 63.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Bawbawgyi Pagoda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, 1:63.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Bawbawgyi Pagoda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F (Vol. 1, pp. 63).
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