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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Description

Mahamuni "Great Sage" Paya. Built by King Bodawpaya in 1784, partly destroyed by fire in 1884 and rebuilt. Courtyard, traditional Burmese gong in background. Burmese at water well in foreground.

Reference code
GB/3/2/3/127
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Caption by Gertrude Bell
Arrakan Pagoda - big bell
Former reference
RTW 3_127
Photograph album
Location
Coordinates

21.9518125, 96.0785625

IIIF Manifest
https://api-dor.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/WhpS