Architectural features Myanmar architecture

teak carvings of shwenandaw monastery

stucco work first present during bagan period , has strong ties mon heritage.

wood carving within myanmar traditional art has survived centuries. due tropical climate , reconstructions of many buildings, craft has been passed down through generations, ensuring authenticity , traditionalism among newer , renovated structures. without these renovations, art of wood carving have been lost, making impossible reconstruct traditional features.

use of gold

gold cladding salient feature of traditional burmese architecture, prominent in gilded or gold-plated exteriors. temples , pagodas have prominent gold features bupaya pagoda, shwedagon pagoda, shwezigon pagoda, , lawkananda pagoda.