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In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
John VII Grammatikos or Grammaticus, i.e., 'the Grammarian' (Greek: Ιωάννης Ζ΄ Γραμματικός, Iōannēs VII Grammatikos), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from January 21, 837 to March 4, 843, died before 867.<br/><br/> John was renowned for his learning (hence the nickname Grammatikos), and for his persuasive rhetoric in the endless debates that are a favorite subject of hagiographic sources reflecting the second period of Iconoclasm. John was also charged with tutoring the future Emperor Theophilos during the reign of his father Michael II, and is credited with instilling strong Iconoclast sympathies in his student. On the accession of Theophilos, John was appointed synkellos (patriarch's assistant), a position that made him a likely heir to the patriarchate.<br/><br/> In c. 830, John was dispatched on an embassy to the Caliph al-Ma'mun, but this did little to prevent a period of fierce warfare between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasids. He did, however, bring back a plan of the Abbasid palace at Baghdad for the amusement of his emperor and supervised the building of a similar structure in Bithynia.<br/><br/> The circumstances of John VII's patriarchate are obscure. He was appointed patriarch by his student Theophilos and may have been responsible for the slight intensification of the persecution of Iconodules. He was deposed by Theophilos' widow Theodora (his own relative) as a preliminary towards the ending of Iconoclasm in 843. The deposed patriarch survived into the 860s.
This illustration by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants.
The River Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. From its Himalayan source on the Tibetan plateau, it flows some 4,350 km (2,703 miles) through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, finally draining in the South China Sea. The recent construction of hydroelectric dams on the river and its tributaries has reduced the water flow dramatically during the dry season in Southeast Asia.
The River Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. From its Himalayan source on the Tibetan plateau, it flows some 4,350 km (2,703 miles) through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, finally draining in the South China Sea. The recent construction of hydroelectric dams on the river and its tributaries has reduced the water flow dramatically during the dry season in Southeast Asia. In this 1867 drawing by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte, the Mun River is estimated by the artist at 18 m in height and 120 to 150 m wide. Nowadays, the controversial Pak Mun Dam stands close to this very point.
This drawing by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission, which was sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy. The intention of the expedition was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants. On the voyage north, a side trip to the Mun River in Siam was organized by Commander de Lagree. The Mun River is a tributary of the Mekong. Today, a controversial hydroelectric dam, the Pak Mun Dam, is built near the confluence of the two rivers.
In January 1867, the French Mekong Exploration Commission sidetracked its Mekong journey to visit the Siamese city of Ubon on the Mun River, one of the tributaries of the Mekong. Members of the French delegation were invited to attend the anointment of the new ruler. A French chronicle reads: “The morning of the big day we were deafened by the noise of gongs [and drummers] … Everyone gathered at the palace. Soon the retinue emerged and paraded on the great square. Mounted on a big elephant, which had gigantic tusks, the king of Oubon appeared, surrounded by guards on foot and horses, and followed by his highest dignitaries, mounted as he was.”
The River Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. From its Himalayan source on the Tibetan plateau, it flows some 4,350 km (2,703 miles) through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, finally draining in the South China Sea. The recent construction of hydroelectric dams on the river and its tributaries has reduced the water flow dramatically during the dry season in Southeast Asia.
This illustration by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants. In this 1867 drawing of a fire caused by expeditioners trying to ward off wild animals, the Mun River is estimated by the artist at 18 m in height and 120 to 150 m wide. Nowadays, the controversial Pak Mun Dam stands close to this very site.
This illustration is based on a watercolor by Louis Delaporte—one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants. In this illustration, a reunion takes place: Delaporte and other members of the expedition had taken a detour to Siam on the Mun River and waited until Lagree and his retinue returned from a logistics trip to Phnom Penh.
The River Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. From its Himalayan source on the Tibetan plateau, it flows some 4,350 km (2,703 miles) through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, finally draining in the South China Sea. The recent construction of hydroelectric dams on the river and its tributaries has reduced the water flow dramatically during the dry season in Southeast Asia. In this 1867 drawing by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte, the Mun River is estimated by the artist at 18 m in height and 120 to 150 m wide. Nowadays, the controversial Pak Mun Dam stands close to this very point.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.
In the south-east corner of Chiang Mai's old city stands Wat Myanmar, a fine example of a 19th century Burmese temple which would not look out of place in Mandalay. This temple is mainly associated with the lowland Burman tradition in the city, and pictures of the Shwedagon Pagoda and Sule Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) adorn the walls.