Shwenandaw Monastery

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Shwenandaw Monastery is a historic 19th-century teakwood Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its intricate wood carvings and traditional Burmese architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Shwenandaw Monastery canonical 2
Bagaya Monastery 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery
historic building
teakwood structure
tourist attraction
access open to visitors
architecturalStyle traditional Burmese architecture
buildingType timber building
constructionStart 19th century
continent Asia
country Myanmar
culturalSignificance important example of Konbaung-era wooden architecture
major cultural landmark of Mandalay
floorCount 1
hasArtStyle Buddhist decorative art
Burmese woodcarving
hasFeature Buddha images
carved gables
floral motif carvings
monastic prayer hall
mythical creature carvings
raised wooden platform
tiered roof
heritageStatus well-preserved example of 19th-century Burmese monastery architecture
locatedIn Mandalay
Mandalay Region
Upper Burma
surface form: Upper Myanmar
material teak wood
notableFor detailed Buddhist iconography
elaborate teak panels
intricate wood carvings
preservationStatus actively conserved
region Southeast Asia
religion Buddhism
subjectOf architectural studies
photography
travel literature
tourism popular destination for domestic pilgrims
popular destination for international tourists
use monastic residence
pilgrimage site
place of worship

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandalay contains Shwenandaw Monastery
Mandalay Region containsHeritageSite Shwenandaw Monastery
this entity surface form: Bagaya Monastery
Atumashi Monastery near Shwenandaw Monastery