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Page 253
... pagodas , were constructed during the later Middle Ages and into modern times . The major cities of Rangoon , Mandalay , and Bangkok contain the most elaborate ex- amples , although there are many elsewhere . Because the pagodas were ...
... pagodas , were constructed during the later Middle Ages and into modern times . The major cities of Rangoon , Mandalay , and Bangkok contain the most elaborate ex- amples , although there are many elsewhere . Because the pagodas were ...
Page 258
... pagodas were built and filled with rows of images , many in gilt wood . A highly ornate interpretation of older , airily flamboyant Burmese decorative styles , featuring curved " oxhorn " projections , blunted the edge of architectural ...
... pagodas were built and filled with rows of images , many in gilt wood . A highly ornate interpretation of older , airily flamboyant Burmese decorative styles , featuring curved " oxhorn " projections , blunted the edge of architectural ...
Page 258
... Terra cotta relief at the Petleik - Matangjakata temple , Pagan , late 11th century . Burmese art Shwe Dagon pagoda , Rangoon , c . 15th century . That Luang stupa , Vientiane , Laos , 1566 ,. Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of Plate 1 ...
... Terra cotta relief at the Petleik - Matangjakata temple , Pagan , late 11th century . Burmese art Shwe Dagon pagoda , Rangoon , c . 15th century . That Luang stupa , Vientiane , Laos , 1566 ,. Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of Plate 1 ...
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