across the river

More extravagantly carved teak. Sometimes, inside, it's gilded.

Outside the carving is weather worn, still fine inside

The posts & pillars are whole trees.

Two other places (maybe Mingun), I loved the leaning tower.

Now & again there's an unexplained detail: I don't know the

meaning of the creatures with double hind quarters,

maybe they are Nats, though they decorate Buddhist pagodas too.