History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c33.s3.18

v2.c33.s3.18

Two other pagodas of exceptional form in and near Sagaing exist, the Tupayôn or Stûpârâma and the Kaung Hmaudau: the former was built in the 15th century by Narapati, King of Ava. Its plan is circular, and it consists of three storeys set back one behind the other with low pitched roof over the two lower storeys and a flat weathered top. On the vertical sides of the three storeys are projecting features like dormer windows, with a niche sunk in each; there are forty-eight of these on the lower, forty-two on the middle, and thirty-six on the upper storey. The Kaung Hmaudau pagoda, not far from Mingûn, on the same side of the river, bears a close resemblance to the Indian topes; the mass of the dome, according to Colonel Yule,¹ is about 100 ft. diameter. It is taller than a semicircle—which would indicate a