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{{Short description|Architecture of the Meitei people}}
'''"Meitei architecture"''' or '''"Manipuri architecture"''' is the [[architecture]], produced by the [[Meitei ethnicity]] in [[Ancient Manipur]] from the middle of the fifteenth century BC.<ref>https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html</ref>
[[File:Temple_at_Kangla.jpg|thumb|300px|The ancient Meitei temple of Lord [[Pakhangba]] restored in 2007 inside the [[Kangla Palace]], [[Manipur]]]]
[[File:Temple of Sanamahi.jpg|thumb|center|The architecture of [[Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang]] inside the [[Kangla]].]]
'''Meitei architecture''' or '''Manipuri architecture''' is the [[architecture]] produced by the [[Meitei people|Meitei speaking people]], whose culture flourished in the [[Kangleipak]] kingdom and its neighbouring kingdoms from the middle of the fifteenth century BC.  
[[File:Knagla_fort,_manipur,_India.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|The architecture of the Inner Entrance Gate, along with the statues of a pair of [[Kanglasha]]s, the dragon lions, inside the [[Kangla]], the old [[metropolis]] of [[Ancient Manipur]].]]
The Meitei architecture is best known for its temples (Laishang, Kiyong, Thellon), found scattered in the [[Kangleipak]] (present day [[Manipur]]). Other architectural forms that are still in existence are the grand gates (Hojang), Traditional houses (Yumjao), Public houses (Sanglen), Official buildings (Loishang), etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Scientific_Papers.Scientific_Principles_of_Ancient_Manipuri_Yumjao_House_and_its_Courtyard_By_Khwairakpam_Gajananda|title=Scientific Principles of Ancient Manipuri Yumjao House and its Courtyard By Khwairakpam Gajananda|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>[http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=℅20manipur.Arts_and_Culture.Meitei_Yumjao_The_Endangered_Art]{{dead link|date=July 2020}}</ref>
The major architectural designs and styles include traditional Meitei Yumjao (lit. Large House),<ref>http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Scientific_Papers.Scientific_Principles_of_Ancient_Manipuri_Yumjao_House_and_its_Courtyard_By_Khwairakpam_Gajananda</ref><ref>http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageSelector.asp?src=Meitei_Yumjao_The_Endangered_Art&heading=&mx=&ch=manipur&sub1=Arts_and_Culture&sub2=</ref> Sanglen (lit. Public House) and others.<ref>https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html</ref>


==Influence==
==Related pages==
# [[Meitei temples]]
# [[Kangla]]
# [[Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang]]
# [[Sana Konung]]
# [[Langthabal Konung]]
# [[Bihu Loukon]]


Due to the arrival of [[Hinduism]] in the kingdom of [[Kangleipak]] (present day [[Manipur]]), the form of architecture was greatly influenced during the 16-17th century AD. Hundreds of [[Vaishnava]] temples were built in the kingdom with a mixed architectural design of both the traditional Meitei architecture and Mainland [[Indian architecture]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahapedia.org/the-vaishnava-temples-of-manipur-historical-study|title=The Vaishnava Temples of Manipur: An Historical Study|website=Sahapedia}}</ref>
==Further reading==
* https://architexturez.net/doc/az-cf-21183
* https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318060629_Architecture_of_the_Kangla_palace_Manipur
* http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.EI.Old_Imphal_town_and_Meitei_Yumjao_By_Irengbam_Mohendra


==Styles==
==Sources==
 
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E_ycAAAAMAAJ&dq=meitei+architecture&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=manipuri+architecture
The [[temples]] and other [[buildings]] built in Meitei architecture is easily distinguished by the Holy Chirong ([[Horn (anatomy)|horns]]), attached on the top of the [[roof]]. Some of the significant examples are easily seen in the [[Hiyangthang Lairembi Temple]] and [[Sanamahi Kiyong Temple]].<ref>{{cite web | title=SANAMAHI KIYONG TEMPLE - India | website=IMPHAL EAST DISTRICT, GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR | date=2018-07-20 | url=https://imphaleast.nic.in/tourist-place/sanamahi_kiyong/ | access-date=2020-11-17}}</ref>
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+architecture&dq=meitei+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibm_q-8LzvAhVVWX0KHWurBas4FBDoATAAegQIAhAD
There are styles of engraving animal figures on the walls of the buildings, especially the figures of bulls, Buffalo, etc. are mainly found.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html|title=Arts and Architecture of manipur|website=Webindia123.com}}</ref>
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1DtuAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+architecture&dq=meitei+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibm_q-8LzvAhVVWX0KHWurBas4FBDoATACegQIBxAD
 
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vhU1AAAAIAAJ&q=manipuri+architecture&dq=manipuri+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdhpnw8LzvAhXTZSsKHWr8CkcQ6AEwBHoECAkQAw
==Gallery==
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=X84BAAAAMAAJ&q=manipuri+architecture&dq=manipuri+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdhpnw8LzvAhXTZSsKHWr8CkcQ6AEwBXoECAIQAw
<gallery class="center" widths="140px" heights="145px">
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=aFluAAAAMAAJ&q=manipur+architecture&dq=manipur+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&pjf=1&ved=2ahUKEwjBlJij8bzvAhUKWX0KHQ09BksQ6AEwAHoECAUQAw
File:Shri_Govindajee_Temple.JPG|A Vaishnava temple at [[Imphal]]
File:Mondum-mahadeva.jpg|A Hindu temple at [[Kakching Khunou]], [[Manipur]]
File:Shree_Govindaji_temple,_Manipur.jpg|A Hindu temple at [[Imphal]]
File:IBUDHOU_PAKHANG_LAISENG_AT_KAKCHING_GARDEN.jpg|An ancient temple at [[Kakching]], [[Manipur]]
File:The_Kangla_Gate.JPG|The Western Gate of [[Kangla Palace]], [[Imphal]]
File:Kangla_Fort_Complex,_Imphal_(75).jpeg|The ruins of old temple inside the [[Kangla Palace]], [[Imphal]]
File:Gopinath_Temple_-_Ningthoukhong,_Manipur_(India).jpg|A [[Meitei people|Meitei]] [[Hindu]] temple at [[Ningthoukhong]], [[Manipur]]
File:Kangla5.jpg|Old ruins at [[Kangla Palace]]
File:Bihu_Loukon_-_Starfort.jpg|[[Bihu Loukon]], aerial view
File:Ibudhou-khamlangba-laikon.jpg|Grand gate of Shrine of Lord Khamlangba, with a holy horn in the top
File:MAHADEV_MANDIR_AT_KAKCHING_GARDEN.jpg|A Hindu temple in Meitei style at [[Kakching]]
</gallery>
 
==See also==
* [[Shree Govindajee Temple]]
* [[Ningthoukhong Gopinath Mandir]]
* [[Sacred Jackfruit Tree]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:07, 14 May 2021

"Meitei architecture" or "Manipuri architecture" is the architecture, produced by the Meitei ethnicity in Ancient Manipur from the middle of the fifteenth century BC.[1]

The architecture of Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang inside the Kangla.
The architecture of the Inner Entrance Gate, along with the statues of a pair of Kanglashas, the dragon lions, inside the Kangla, the old metropolis of Ancient Manipur.

The major architectural designs and styles include traditional Meitei Yumjao (lit. Large House),[2][3] Sanglen (lit. Public House) and others.[4]

Related pages

  1. Meitei temples
  2. Kangla
  3. Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang
  4. Sana Konung
  5. Langthabal Konung
  6. Bihu Loukon

Further reading

Sources

References

  1. ↑ https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Scientific_Papers.Scientific_Principles_of_Ancient_Manipuri_Yumjao_House_and_its_Courtyard_By_Khwairakpam_Gajananda
  3. ↑ http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageSelector.asp?src=Meitei_Yumjao_The_Endangered_Art&heading=&mx=&ch=manipur&sub1=Arts_and_Culture&sub2=
  4. ↑ https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html
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