Myanmar: Tha Kha Wun Kyaung Monastery
Tha Kha Wun Kyaung is a monastery in Mandalay. It was donated 1879 from Kinwun Mingyi, who was the last Prime Minster of Myanmar. Dr. Gregor Wessels investigated this astonishing architecture and discovered this building again to write the book East Western Divan. DCasia supported him with surveying, photographs, graphic drawings and documentation.
Disciplines
- Buildings & Architecture
Companies
Dorsch Consult asia Co., Ltd.
Client
Dr. Gregor Wessels, Author of “East Western Divan”
Duration
From 2012 to 2016
Location
Mandalay , Myanmar
Project Activities
- Literature research of building history
- Research and interviews with the tenant monks, conservator and the monument conservatory
- Research in alliance to historical buildings from all over the world
- influences of architecture from Europe specifically the similarity of Elements from history
Investigate cultural exchange between West and East - Survey of western stylistic in alliance to buddhistic elements
Forms and details
Material and number of elements
Function and regulations - Graphic reconstruction and displaying of the building
- Photographic documentation
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