History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c33.s3.48

v2.c33.s3.48

And secondly the Kuthodaw or “thousand and one pagodas.” This consists of an immense *zedi* of the usual type, which was built by King Mindôn Min, with three parallel rows round of small pagodas or shrines, all erected between 1857 and 1864 to shelter the 729 marble slabs on which are engraved in Pâli the Buddhist scriptures. The four entrance gates are evidently inspired by those of Cambodia, consisting of an entrance vestibule with side wings, the vestibule or hall being surmounted by a tower in two storeys set back one behind the other.