chinthe in front of mingun pagoda, mandalay, myanmar

aisle ancient animal architecture asia asian bastion began bodawpaya brick buddha buddhism buddhist burma burmese capital chinthe corridor countries creature destinations entrances face front giant gold golden grand guardian heritage historic human indochina king kingdom leogryph lion located loyal majestic mandalay manussiha mingun monarchy monument monumental myanmar national ornate pagoda pagodas pahtodawgyi palace place religion religious remains royal sacred sanctuary south southeast stupa temple temples thevmandalay tower tropical uncompleted white wooden yellow