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    The document summarizes Burmese and Cambodian architecture. It begins with an overview of Burmese architecture starting from the Bagan Empire in the 800s. Bagan is known for its sheer number of religious buildings and temples, which evolved designs from earlier Pyu and Indian styles. The two main types of Burmese temples are stupas and gu-style hollow temples. Cambodian architecture is dominated by structures from the Angkor period, most notably the temple of Angkor Wat built in the 12th century, which is considered one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World. Other notable Cambodian structures include sites related to the Khmer Rouge regime as well as national monuments and museums.

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    The document summarizes Burmese and Cambodian architecture. It begins with an overview of Burmese architecture starting from the Bagan Empire in the 800s. Bagan is known for its sheer number of religious buildings and temples, which evolved designs from earlier Pyu and Indian styles. The two main types of Burmese temples are stupas and gu-style hollow temples. Cambodian architecture is dominated by structures from the Angkor period, most notably the temple of Angkor Wat built in the 12th century, which is considered one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World. Other notable Cambodian structures include sites related to the Khmer Rouge regime as well as national monuments and museums.

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    The document summarizes Burmese and Cambodian architecture. It begins with an overview of Burmese architecture starting from the Bagan Empire in the 800s. Bagan is known for its sheer number of religious buildings and temples, which evolved designs from earlier Pyu and Indian styles. The two main types of Burmese temples are stupas and gu-style hollow temples. Cambodian architecture is dominated by structures from the Angkor period, most notably the temple of Angkor Wat built in the 12th century, which is considered one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World. Other notable Cambodian structures include sites related to the Khmer Rouge regime as well as national monuments and museums.

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    Burma (myanmar)Architecture

    Begins with the Bagan Empire.(800s)

    Bagan

    sheer number of religious


    -magnificent architecture of the
    buildings, and their
    contribution to
    Burmese temple design.

    Bagan

    Bagan temple falls into one of two broad


    categories:

    1.The stupa

    style solid temple.


    also called a pagoda.
    is a massive structure,
    typically with a relic
    chamber
    evolved
    frominside.
    earlier Pyu designs
    Indian/Ceylonese stupa
    had a hemispheric body
    Pali: anda, "the egg on which a
    rectangular box surrounded by a
    stone balustrade (harmika) was
    set.

    Evolution of Burmese Stupas :

    Bawbawgyi Pagoda
    (7th century Sri Ksetra)

    Bupaya (pre-11th century)

    The Lawkananda (pre-11th century)

    Evolution of Burmese Stupas :

    The Shwezigon(11th century) The Dhammayazika (12th century)

    The Mingalazedi (13th century)

    Bagan temple falls into one of two broad


    categories:

    2. The gu-style
    hollow temple.
    is a structure used for
    meditation, devotional
    worship of the Buddha
    and other Buddhist rituals.
    Two basic styles:
    1. one-face" design
    grew out of 2nd century
    Beikthano
    2. four-face design
    from 7th century Sri Ksetra

    Gawdawpalin Temple

    Dhammayangyi Temple

    Main features of Gu-style:


    The pointed arches.
    The vaulted chamber.

    Innovations
    1.Burmese temple designs
    evolved from Indic, Pyu and
    possibly Mon styles, the
    techniques of vaulting developed
    in Bagan itself.

    2. The Buddhist temple


    pentagonal floor plan
    design grew out of hybrid
    between one-face and
    four-face designs.
    Examples: Pentagonal Design
    The Dhammayazika
    The Ngamyethna Pagoda

    The period of Angkor ,period from


    approximately the latter half of the 8th
    century AD.
    Angkor
    - is the ancient capital of the
    Khmer empire
    Khmer Empire
    - now known as Cambodia

    CAMBODIAN ARCHITECTURE

    CAMBODIAN
    ARCHITECTURE
    Angkor Wat
    -is a temple complex in Angkor
    Suryavarman II
    -Architect of angkor Wat
    considered one of the
    Seven Wonders of the Modern World
    .

    CAMBODIAN
    ARCHITECTURE
    Choeung Ek
    -the site of a former
    orchard and mass grave of
    victims of the Khmer
    Rouge

    Independence Monument
    Located in Phnom Penh
    , capital of Cambodia,
    was built in 1958 for
    Cambodia's
    independence from
    France in 1953.

    CAMBODIAN
    ARCHITECTURE
    National Museum of
    Cambodia
    Cambodia's largest museum of
    cultural history and is the
    country's leading historical and
    archaeological museum.

    Tonle Sap - the Great Lake, one of Cambodia's most notable geographic
    features.
    Siem Reap - is a city near the Tonle Sap lake and is the closest city to
    Angkor of the ancient Khmer empire.
    Hinduism - is the oldest of the major world religions and, with
    approximately 1.05 billion followers, the third largest.
    Mount Meru - In Hinduism, Mount Meru is the mountain where the gods
    live, supposedly 80,000 leagues high.
    Buddhism - is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings of
    Gautama Siddhartha
    Vishnu - is a Vedic Supreme God in Hinduism.
    Phnom Penh - is the capital and largest city of Cambodia.
    Bakheng Style - was the first temple mountain constructed in the area of
    Angkor proper north of Siem Reap
    Bayon - is a well-known and richly decorated Khmertemple at Angkor in
    Cambodia.

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