Gallery Aerial images Kuthodaw & Sandamuni PagodasKuthodaw PagodaKuthodaw & Sandamuni pagodas General site images Model of siteMain entranceBuddha shrine hall 1Buddha shrineMain stupa 1. Photo by Daniel JulieMain stupa 2Main stupa 3Main stupa and shrine hallMini-pagodas housing stelae 1Mini-pagodas housing stelae 2Mini-pagodas housing stelae 3Mini-pagodas housing stelae 4Main bellStarflower treesSupports for old starflower treeNewly planted Starflower treeStarflower tree signCleaning Buddha imagesLocal residentUNESCO Memory of the World plaque Use of site Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 1Monk giving a sermon under a sunflower tree 2Group visit to the site 1Group visit to the site 2Group visit to the site 3Asalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaAsalha PujaFlowers for offeringFlowers for offeringFlowers for offeringSorting the donations[Untitled][Untitled] Kuthodaw Pagoda site map Pre-conservation Whitewash 1Whitewash 2Whitewash 3Whitewash 4Graffiti 1Graffiti 2Graffiti 3Graffiti 4Graffiti 5Sticker 1Sticker 2Dust 1Dust 2MiscBurnt synthetic blanketCement 1Cement 2Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 1Damage from bat urine prior to cleaning 2Wasp nest 1Wasp nest 2Flaking marble 1Flaking marble 2Original preservation coating 1Original preservation coating 2Rubbish 1Rubbish 2Rubbish 3Broken grate doorVegetation growing on mini-pagoda 1Vegetation growing on mini-pagoda 2Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 1Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 2Vegetation overhanging pagoda and mold 3Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 1Vegetation overgrowth prior to maintenance 2 Conservation Wendy Reade removing whitewashDept. of Archaeology staff removing cement splashesAllon and the site manager U Wai Lwin inspecting a cleaned stela 2016Testing preservative coating 2015 1Testing preservative coating 2015 2Tree cut back from pagodasClearing weedsClearing weedsRubbish and weeds removedRepaired grate door, new lock and repainted numberRepaired grate door with a new padlockSorting out keys for new locks Photographing & imaging Photographing of stelae by U Kyaw Win 2015Dampening stela before photographingTesting the Artec Spider 3D scanner 1Testing the Artec Spider 3D scanner 2 Characteristics of stelae and inscriptions Diversity of stelae shapes A stela with Dept. of Archaeology staffStela 013-A-01Stela 015-A-01Stela 017-A-01Stela 029-B-01Stela 036-A-01Stela 046-A-01Stela 352-A-01Stela 356-A-01Stela 363-A-01Stela 380-A-01Stela 545-A-01Stela 561-B-01Stela 562-A-01Writing detail 1Writing detail 2Writing detail 3 Imperfections in marble [Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled] Corrections and additions Addition to header 1 - stela 81Addition to header 2Addition to header 3Addition to header 4Correction - stela 54 (1)Correction - stela 54 (2)Correction - stela 55 (1)Correction - stela 55 (2)Correction - stela 62 (1)Correction - stela 62 (2)Correction - stela 62 (3)Correction - stela 81 (1)Correction - stela 81 (2)Correction - stela 710Correction misc 1aCorrection misc 1b detailCorrection misc 2aCorrection misc 2b detailCorrection misc 3Correction misc 4Correction misc 5Decoration - stela 115 (1)Decoration - stela 115 (2)Decoration - stela 115 (3)Marking of lines in margin - stela 65Marking of lines in marginPoor reinking - stela 70 (1)Poor reinking - stela 70 (2)Poor reinking - stela 70 (3)Repaired stela - stela 66 Donor inscriptions Exterior 1Exterior 2Exterior 3Exterior 4Exterior 5Interior 1Interior 2Interior 3RailingStarflower tree support 1Starflower tree support 2Wall mosaic King Mindon King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878)King Mindon (reigned 1853-1878) Historical images Ledi Sayadaw monastery Monywa, Myanmar An artists rendition of the Fifth Council depicting Ledi Sayadaw reciting the Abhidhamma (Kathāvatthu)Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 1Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 2Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 3Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 4Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 5Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 6Ledi Sayadaw's monastery, Monywa 7 Pre-Kuthodaw inscribed stelae Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 1Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 2Royal inscription collection, Mandalay 3 Arthur Phayre Arthur Phayre 1855 (British Library; Wikicommons)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 holding the hand of Major Phayre (V&A Museum 2006AM2139) Early photos of the Kuthodaw Pagoda Image: British Library 15633 (1880s)Image: British Library 18011 (1900)Image: British Library 18012 (1900)Image: British Library 31234 (1886)Image: British Library 31247 (1886)Image: British Library 31248 (1886)Image: British Library 88129 (1890s)Image: British Library 1004154 (1903)Image: British Library 1004155 (1903)Image: British Library 1004156 (1903)Image: British Library 10032563 (1880s)Kuthodaw prior to 1907Monks comparing reading on stelae (Sangāyanā Monthly Bulletin 1.1, 1953, 11) Pre-Kuthodaw Pagoda Project imaging Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1Photos taken by Prof. Willem Bollée of the Sutta- and Abhidhamma-piṭakas in 1965 1DVD of the Kuthodaw inscriptions produced by Alpha Computers in 2006 Sagyin quarries and village Sagyin marble mountain 1Sagyin marble mountain 2Sagyin marble mountain 3Sagyin village 1Sagyin village 2Sagyin village 3Sagyin village 4Sagyin village 5Sagyin village 6Sagyin village 7Sagyin village 8Sagyin village 9Sagyin village 10Sagyin village 11Sagyin village 12Sagyin village 13 Sandamuni Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar Sandamuni Pagoda 1Sandamuni Pagoda 2Sandamuni Pagoda 3Sandamuni Pagoda 4 (Wikicommons)Sandamuni Pagoda 5 (Wikicommons)Sandamuni Pagoda 6 (Wikicommons)Sandamuni Pagoda 7 (Wikicommons)Sandamuni Pagoda 8 (Wikicommons)Sandamuni Pagoda 9 (Wikicommons) Phutthamonthon, Thailand [Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled] Karen site, Myanmar 2015 [Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled] Devram Vihara, Sri Lanka 2019 [Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled][Untitled] Team members Project members 2013Meeting with the Director General of Archaeology 2014Project members 2014Project members 2014Daw Sanda Khin, Deputy Minister of Culture, inspecting KPP work on 2014 with DG of Archaeology & Wendy Reade 2014Project members 2014Project meeting 2015Photographer U Kyaw Win 2015Project members 2015Project members 2015Project members 2015Project members 2015Project members 2015Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017Sitagu International Buddhist Academie transcription team 2017
