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This is a photograph of a temple facade. There is a large entrance at the center, adorned with intricate carvings and relief patterns. Steps lead up to arched doorways, flanked by statues of mythical creatures. The temple extends laterally with multiple smaller arches and decorative spires. The stone surface appears weathered. The temple is set against a clear sky.
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This is a photograph of a temple facade. There is a large entrance at the center, adorned with intricate carvings and relief patterns. Steps lead up to arched doorways, flanked by statues of mythical creatures. The temple extends laterally with multiple smaller arches and decorative spires. The stone surface appears weathered. The temple is set against a clear sky.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Amerapoora: East Door of the Maha-thugea-yan-tee Pagoda

Linnaeus Tripe

Date
September 1–October 21, 1855
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 25.82 × 34.61 cm (10 3/16 × 13 5/8 in.) mount: 45.72 × 57.15 cm (18 × 22 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2001.32.2
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Burma Views

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • salted paper print
  • Facade
  • Religious
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Burma
Provenance

Usha Taylor; (Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd., Sussex, England, by 2000); NGA purchase, 2001.

Inscription

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in black ink, circled: 6

NGA object ID 117621. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.