မယ်နုအုတ်ကျောင်း
( Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery )Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery (Burmese: မဟာအောင်မြေဘုံစံကျောင်း), commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery (Burmese: မယ်နုအုတ်ကျောင်း), is a historic Buddhist monastery in Inwa, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma).
At the behest of its donor Queen Nanmadaw Me Nu, the construction of the brick monastery began on 3 December 1822, and was officially consecrated on 29 January 1828. The queen donated the monastery to her religious preceptor, the Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Po. She later offered it to the 2nd Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Bok. The monastery was damaged by the earthquake of 1838 but was repaired in 1873 by his daughter Hsinbyumashin. This monastery is one of the finest specimens of Burmese architecture during the mid-Konbaung Period. Its architecture is in simulation of wooden monasteries with multiple roofs and a prayer hall of seven-tiered superstructure.
The structure collapsed during the 2025 Myanmar eart...Read more
Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery (Burmese: မဟာအောင်မြေဘုံစံကျောင်း), commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery (Burmese: မယ်နုအုတ်ကျောင်း), is a historic Buddhist monastery in Inwa, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma).
At the behest of its donor Queen Nanmadaw Me Nu, the construction of the brick monastery began on 3 December 1822, and was officially consecrated on 29 January 1828. The queen donated the monastery to her religious preceptor, the Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Po. She later offered it to the 2nd Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Bok. The monastery was damaged by the earthquake of 1838 but was repaired in 1873 by his daughter Hsinbyumashin. This monastery is one of the finest specimens of Burmese architecture during the mid-Konbaung Period. Its architecture is in simulation of wooden monasteries with multiple roofs and a prayer hall of seven-tiered superstructure.
The structure collapsed during the 2025 Myanmar earthquake.
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