Kuthodaw Pagoda
Aerial images
General site images
 Model of site Model of site
 Main entrance Main entrance
 Buddha shrine hall 1 Buddha shrine hall 1
 Buddha shrine Buddha shrine
 Main stupa 1. Photo by Daniel Julie Main stupa 1. Photo by Daniel Julie
 Main stupa 2 Main stupa 2
 Main stupa 3 Main stupa 3
 Main stupa and shrine hall Main stupa and shrine hall
 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 1 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 1
 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 2 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 2
 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 3 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 3
 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 4 Mini-pagodas housing stelae 4
 Main bell Main bell
 Starflower trees Starflower trees
 Supports for old starflower tree Supports for old starflower tree
 Newly planted Starflower tree Newly planted Starflower tree
 Starflower tree sign Starflower tree sign
 Cleaning Buddha images Cleaning Buddha images
 Local resident Local resident
 UNESCO Memory of the World plaque UNESCO Memory of the World plaque
Use of site
 Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 1 Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 1
 Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 2 Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 2
 Group visit to the site 1 Group visit to the site 1
 Group visit to the site 2 Group visit to the site 2
 Group visit to the site 3 Group visit to the site 3
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Asalha Puja Asalha Puja
 Flowers for offering Flowers for offering
 Flowers for offering Flowers for offering
 Flowers for offering Flowers for offering
 Sorting the donations Sorting the donations
 
 
Maps
Pre-conservation
 Whitewash 1 Whitewash 1
 Whitewash 2 Whitewash 2
 Whitewash 3 Whitewash 3
 Whitewash 4 Whitewash 4
 Graffiti 1 Graffiti 1
 Graffiti 2 Graffiti 2
 Graffiti 3 Graffiti 3
 Graffiti 4 Graffiti 4
 Graffiti 5 Graffiti 5
 Sticker 1 Sticker 1
 Sticker 2 Sticker 2
 Dust 1 Dust 1
 Dust 2 Dust 2
 Misc Misc
 Burnt synthetic blanket Burnt synthetic blanket
 Cement 1 Cement 1
 Cement 2 Cement 2
 Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 1 Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 1
 Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 2 Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 2
 Wasp nest 1 Wasp nest 1
 Wasp nest 2 Wasp nest 2
 Flaking marble 1 Flaking marble 1
 Flaking marble 2 Flaking marble 2
 Original preservation coating 1 Original preservation coating 1
 Original preservation coating 2 Original preservation coating 2
 Rubbish 1 Rubbish 1
 Rubbish 2 Rubbish 2
 Rubbish 3 Rubbish 3
 Broken grate door Broken grate door
 Vegetation growing on mini-pagoda 1 Vegetation growing on mini-pagoda 1
 Vegetation growing on mini-pagoda 2 Vegetation growing on mini-pagoda 2
 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 1 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 1
 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 2 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 2
 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 3 Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 3
 Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 1 Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 1
 Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 2 Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 2
Conservation
 Wendy Reade removing whitewash Wendy Reade removing whitewash
 Wendy Reade showing Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning method Wendy Reade showing Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning method
 Stela after removal of whitewash Stela after removal of whitewash
 Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning a stela Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning a stela
 Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning a stela Dept. of Archaeology staff cleaning a stela
 Wendy Reade cleaning stela Wendy Reade cleaning stela
 Dept. of Archaeology staff removing cement splashes Dept. of Archaeology staff removing cement splashes
 Allon and the site manager U Wai Lwin inspecting a cleaned stela 2016 Allon and the site manager U Wai Lwin inspecting a cleaned stela 2016
 Testing preservative coating 2015 1 Testing preservative coating 2015 1
 Testing preservative coating 2015 2 Testing preservative coating 2015 2
 Tree cut back from pagodas Tree cut back from pagodas
 Clearing weeds Clearing weeds
 Clearing weeds Clearing weeds
 Rubbish and weeds removed Rubbish and weeds removed
 Repaired grate door, new lock and repainted number Repaired grate door, new lock and repainted number
 Repaired grate door with a new padlock Repaired grate door with a new padlock
 Sorting out keys for new locks Sorting out keys for new locks
Photographing & imaging
 Photographing of stelae by U Kyaw Win 2015 Photographing of stelae by U Kyaw Win 2015
 Dampening stela before photographing Dampening stela before photographing
 Testing the Artec Spider 3D scanner 1 Testing the Artec Spider 3D scanner 1
 Testing the Artec Spider 3D scanner 2 Testing the Artec Spider 3D scanner 2
Characteristics of stelae and inscriptions
Diversity of stelae shapes
 A stela with Dept. of Archaeology staff A stela with Dept. of Archaeology staff
 Stela 013-A-01 Stela 013-A-01
 Stela 015-A-01 Stela 015-A-01
 Stela 017-A-01 Stela 017-A-01
 Stela 029-B-01 Stela 029-B-01
 Stela 036-A-01 Stela 036-A-01
 Stela 046-A-01 Stela 046-A-01
 Stela 352-A-01 Stela 352-A-01
 Stela 356-A-01 Stela 356-A-01
 Stela 363-A-01 Stela 363-A-01
 Stela 380-A-01 Stela 380-A-01
 Stela 545-A-01 Stela 545-A-01
 Stela 561-B-01 Stela 561-B-01
 Stela 562-A-01 Stela 562-A-01
 Writing detail 1 Writing detail 1
 Writing detail 2 Writing detail 2
 Writing detail 3 Writing detail 3
Imperfections in marble
Corrections and additions
 Addition to header 1 - stela 81 Addition to header 1 - stela 81
 Addition to header 2 Addition to header 2
 Addition to header 3 Addition to header 3
 Addition to header 4 Addition to header 4
 Correction - stela 54 (1) Correction - stela 54 (1)
 Correction - stela 54 (2) Correction - stela 54 (2)
 Correction - stela 55 (1) Correction - stela 55 (1)
 Correction - stela 55 (2) Correction - stela 55 (2)
 Correction - stela 62 (1) Correction - stela 62 (1)
 Correction - stela 62 (2) Correction - stela 62 (2)
 Correction - stela 62 (3) Correction - stela 62 (3)
 Correction - stela 81 (1) Correction - stela 81 (1)
 Correction - stela 81 (2) Correction - stela 81 (2)
 Correction - stela 710 Correction - stela 710
 Correction misc 1a Correction misc 1a
 Correction misc 1b detail Correction misc 1b detail
 Correction misc 2a Correction misc 2a
 Correction misc 2b detail Correction misc 2b detail
 Correction misc 3 Correction misc 3
 Correction misc 4 Correction misc 4
 Correction misc 5 Correction misc 5
 Decoration - stela 115 (1) Decoration - stela 115 (1)
 Decoration - stela 115 (2) Decoration - stela 115 (2)
 Decoration - stela 115 (3) Decoration - stela 115 (3)
 Marking of lines in margin - stela 65 Marking of lines in margin - stela 65
 Marking of lines in margin Marking of lines in margin
 Poor reinking - stela 70 (1) Poor reinking - stela 70 (1)
 Poor reinking - stela 70 (2) Poor reinking - stela 70 (2)
 Poor reinking - stela 70 (3) Poor reinking - stela 70 (3)
 Repaired stela - stela 66 Repaired stela - stela 66
Donor inscriptions
 Exterior 1 Exterior 1
 Exterior 2 Exterior 2
 Exterior 3 Exterior 3
 Exterior 4 Exterior 4
 Exterior 5 Exterior 5
 Interior 1 Interior 1
 Interior 2 Interior 2
 Interior 3 Interior 3
 Railing Railing
 Starflower tree support 1 Starflower tree support 1
 Starflower tree support 2 Starflower tree support 2
 Wall mosaic Wall mosaic
King Mindon
 King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878) King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878)
 King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878) King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878)
Historical images
Arthur Phayre
 Arthur Phayre 1855 (British Library; Wikicommons) Arthur Phayre 1855 (British Library; Wikicommons)
 Meeting of Arthur Phayre with the envoy of King Mindon in Calcutta 1854 (V&A Museum 2006AF4320) Meeting of Arthur Phayre with the envoy of King Mindon in Calcutta 1854 (V&A Museum 2006AF4320)
 Ambassador of the King of Burma seated with Major Phayre painted ca. 1854 (V&A Museum 2006AF5044) Ambassador of the King of Burma seated with Major Phayre painted ca. 1854 (V&A Museum 2006AF5044)
 Ambassador of the King of Burma holding the hand of Major Phayre (V&A Museum 2006AM2139) Ambassador of the King of Burma holding the hand of Major Phayre (V&A Museum 2006AM2139)
Early photos of the Kuthodaw Pagoda
 Image: British Library 15633 (1880s) Image: British Library 15633 (1880s)
 Image: British Library 18011 (1900) Image: British Library 18011 (1900)
 Image: British Library 18012 (1900) Image: British Library 18012 (1900)
 Image: British Library 31234 (1886) Image: British Library 31234 (1886)
 Image: British Library 31247 (1886) Image: British Library 31247 (1886)
 Image: British Library 31248 (1886) Image: British Library 31248 (1886)
 Image: British Library 88129 (1890s) Image: British Library 88129 (1890s)
 Image: British Library 1004154 (1903) Image: British Library 1004154 (1903)
 Image: British Library 1004155 (1903) Image: British Library 1004155 (1903)
 Image: British Library 1004156 (1903) Image: British Library 1004156 (1903)
 Image: British Library 10032563 (1880s) Image: British Library 10032563 (1880s)
 Kuthodaw prior to 1907 Kuthodaw prior to 1907
 Monks comparing reading on stelae (Sangāyanā Monthly Bulletin 1.1, 1953, 11) Monks comparing reading on stelae (Sangāyanā Monthly Bulletin 1.1, 1953, 11)
Pre-Kuthodaw inscribed stelae
 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 1 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 1
 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 2 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 2
 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 3 Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 3
Pre-Kuthodaw Pagoda Project imaging
 Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1 Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1
 Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1 Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1
 DVD of the Kuthodaw inscriptions produced by Alpha Computers in 2006 DVD of the Kuthodaw inscriptions produced by Alpha Computers in 2006
Sagyin quarries and village
 Sagyin marble mountain 1 Sagyin marble mountain 1
 Sagyin marble mountain 2 Sagyin marble mountain 2
 Sagyin marble mountain 3 Sagyin marble mountain 3
 Sagyin marble mountain 4 Sagyin marble mountain 4
 Sagyin village 1 Sagyin village 1
 Sagyin village 2 Sagyin village 2
 Sagyin village 3 Sagyin village 3
 Sagyin village 4 Sagyin village 4
 Sagyin village 5 Sagyin village 5
 Sagyin village 6 Sagyin village 6
 Sagyin village 7 Sagyin village 7
 Sagyin village 8 Sagyin village 8
 Sagyin village 9 Sagyin village 9
 Sagyin village 10 Sagyin village 10
 Sagyin village 11 Sagyin village 11
 Sagyin village 12 Sagyin village 12
 Sagyin village 13 Sagyin village 13
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Team members
 Project members 2013 Project members 2013
 Meeting with the Director General of Archaeology 2014 Meeting with the Director General of Archaeology 2014
 Project members 2014 Project members 2014
 Project members 2014 Project members 2014
 Daw Sanda Khin, Deputy Minister of Culture, inspecting KPP work on 2014 with DG of Archaeology & Wendy Reade 2014 Daw Sanda Khin, Deputy Minister of Culture, inspecting KPP work on 2014 with DG of Archaeology & Wendy Reade 2014
 Project members 2014 Project members 2014
 Project meeting 2015 Project meeting 2015
 Photographer U Kyaw Win 2015 Photographer U Kyaw Win 2015
 Project members 2015 Project members 2015
 Project members 2015 Project members 2015
 Project members 2015 Project members 2015
 Project members 2015 Project members 2015
 Project members 2015 Project members 2015
 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017
 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017
 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017 Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017
 
                 
            







































