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Mandalay is officially known as Yatanabon (Pile of Gems) and
always associated with its’ grand palace of Mya Nan San Kyaw. The
area is something about 25 square-miles assuming the pattern of a
chess-board, supposed to be the most beautiful ground-plan and
capital in Asia, may be in the world. Unlike palaces in other
countries, the palaces of successive Myanmar kings throughout the
ages contained many individual buildings which were identified
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| Mandalay hill is located to the north-east of the city and rises
230 metre (or) 954 feet above the surrounding area. The image and
hall of Su-Taung-Pyae is donated in 1226 M.E (1864 A.D), in
spire-roof by King Mindon. |
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| Mandalay is known for many reasons as the centre of Myanmar
traditional arts and handicraft, the landmark Mandalay hill and the
two-snakes, the most beautiful city-plan and the grand-palace, the
world biggest book and business-centre, and so on. Mahamyatmuni or
Rakhine Buddha is one of the most venerated spots and famous Buddha
Image in Myanmar as well as abroad. The grand Buddha image covered a
two-inches layer of gold as a result, its’ other name “The soft-gold
Buddha image” Washing the face of a Buddha image ceremony has been
handed down the centuries performed upon Mahamyatmuni. Other things
worthy seeing at the temple are antique objects of bronze images of
Hindu gods in the Cambodian style. There are six images, Erawan (Indra’s
triple headed elephant, two gatekeepers, three lions. |
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| It is known as the world largest book and located on a spacious
land at the foot of Mandalay hill in Mandalay, it was one of the
seven-monuments founded by king Mindon. The stone-slabs were
systematically set in row by row and composed in beautiful
ground-plan encircle to the centre-pagoda. |
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Shwe-inbin retains almost all the essential architectural
features of an ancient Myanmar monastery. These features are Kyaung-U
Pyat-That (the eastern pavilion with an altar and a Buddha image on
it), Sanu-Saung (the covered passage-hall connecting the eastern
pavilion and the main hall), Saung-Ma (the main hall) and
Bawga-Saung (the store-room on the extreme west).
| Shwe Kyaung monastery, originally it was one of the palaces of
King Mindon and chief queen Sakya Devi that was built at north of
the Royal Palace. King Thibaw. moved this golden to the present site
in order to offer the monks as a monastery. In order to construct in
a traditional style, King Thibaw, caused it to have a pinnacle,
spires, vane, sikhara and other fine decorations. Around these,
there are wood-carving of ten great Jatakas made with great artistic
details. |
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“Zay-Cho market” is well-known for its’ cheaper-price as well as
the nuiance of the dealers, the new Zay-Cho market is composed of 8
buildings in rows, all are 4 storey-buildings, except of B complex
since, its’ basis is a six-storey-building.
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