Burmese Buddhist architecture

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Burmese Buddhist architecture is a traditional style of religious building in Myanmar characterized by tiered roofs, ornate wood and stucco carvings, and richly decorated stupas and pagodas that reflect Theravada Buddhist beliefs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage of Myanmar ⓘ
religious architecture ⓘ
associatedRitual circumambulation ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ
ordination ceremonies ⓘ
relic veneration ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
hasCharacteristic curvilinear forms ⓘ
iconographic program based on Buddhist texts ⓘ
ornate decoration ⓘ
symbolic cosmology ⓘ
tiered roofs ⓘ
use of gold leaf ⓘ
use of whitewashed stucco ⓘ
hasElement Buddha statue ⓘ
Jataka relief ⓘ
assembly hall ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
drum tower ⓘ
enclosing wall ⓘ
gateway ⓘ
gilded spire ⓘ
image house ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
monastic cell ⓘ
ordination hall ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
pilgrim rest house ⓘ
processional stairway ⓘ
pyatthat roof ⓘ
reliquary chamber ⓘ
stucco carving ⓘ
stupa ⓘ
terracotta plaque ⓘ
tiered roof ⓘ
umbrella finial ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
influencedBy Indian Buddhist architecture ⓘ
linked to: Pala architecture

Mon architecture ⓘ
Pyu architecture ⓘ
Sri Lankan Buddhist architecture ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
glass mosaic ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
teak wood ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
notableSite Ananda Temple ⓘ
Dhammayangyi Temple ⓘ
Htilominlo Temple ⓘ
Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan ⓘ
linked to: Bagan temples

Shwe Sandaw Pagoda ⓘ
Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ
Shwemawdaw Pagoda ⓘ
Shwezigon Pagoda ⓘ
Sulamani Temple ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
Pagan Kingdom ⓘ
regionalVariantOf Southeast Asian Buddhist architecture ⓘ
religiousTradition Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
symbolizes Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ
Buddhist cosmos ⓘ
Mount Meru ⓘ

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

Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple → hasArchitecturalStyle → Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
Pegu → hasHeritage → Mon Buddhist architecture ⓘ
linked to: Burmese Buddhist architecture
Innwa → influenced → Burmese architecture ⓘ
linked to: Burmese Buddhist architecture
Mingun Pahtodawgyi → architecturalStyle → Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ