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  Bagaya Kyaung

 

Myanmar

Novices at Bagaya Kyaung, a wooden monastery in Inwa, which was built in 1593 AD on a platform that is elevated from the ground by 267 gigantic teakwood posts, and features a minor edifice with a seven-tiered spire.

 

The focal building consists of two halls and can be accessed by stairways made of brick (fig.).

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  Bagaya Kyaung