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'''"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>  
'''"Meitei architecture"''' or '''"Manipuri architecture"''' is the [[architecture]], produced by the [[Meitei ethnicity]] in [[Ancient Manipur]] ([[Antique Kangleipak]]) from the middle of the fifteenth century BC (3500 years back).<ref>https://www.webindia123.com/MANIPUR/ART/index.html</ref>  
[[File:Temple of Sanamahi.jpg|thumb|center|The architecture of [[Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang]] inside the [[Kangla]].]]
[[File:Temple of Sanamahi.jpg|thumb|center|The architecture of [[Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang]] inside the [[Kangla]].]]
[[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]].]]
[[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]].]]

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"Meitei architecture" or "Manipuri architecture" is the architecture, produced by the Meitei ethnicity in Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) from the middle of the fifteenth century BC (3500 years back).[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]

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

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