Meitei architecture

"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).

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), Sanglen (lit. Public House) and others.

Related pages

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

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

Sources

• https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E_ycAAAAMAAJ&dq=meitei+architecture&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=manipuri+architecture
• https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+architecture&dq=meitei+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibm_q-8LzvAhVVWX0KHWurBas4FBDoATAAegQIAhAD
• 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
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