History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c33.s3.40

v2.c33.s3.40

The building was severely damaged by the earthquake of 1838, but was restored by King Mindôn Min in 1874; above the central tower shown in the woodcut (No. 448) a low storey has been built with projecting dormers and niches in them as in the Tupayon pagoda and, crowning the same, an octagonal base in two tiers supporting the bell, the finial with rings round and the Htî; a series of five consecutive entrance porches also rising one behind the other have been carried up to the height of the central tower.