Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
UNITED KINGDOM, Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead
The monastery was established in 1985, and the main hall was officially opened in 1999 by Princess Galyani Vadhana, sister of the King of Thailand.
The main hall has a traditional layout in a contemporary form with large beams and columns of oak. The square pyramidal roof is steep and consists of two sections. The upper section has a triangular dormer window on each of its four sides. The roof is surmounted by a pointed spire with stacked rings, a canopy, and a jewel at the top. The walls are laid in English bond facing brickwork and are buttressed on the exterior. Dominating the interior there is a gilt bronze Buddha statue presented by the Thai people to British Buddhists. In front of the main hall there is a square open cloister with a fountain in the center. The cloister is surrounded by a gallery built of brick parapets, oak posts, and trusses.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 8.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
pages = 8,
title = {{Amaravati Buddhist Monastery}},
volume = 1,
year = {2016}}