Palace wall on the moat with Mandalay Hill in the distance.
The Mandalay Palace (Burmese: မန္တလေး နန်းတော်, pronounced[máɰ̃dəlénáɰ̃dɔ̀]), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese palace design; it is inside a walled fort surrounded by a moat. The palace itself is at the centre of the citadel and faces east. All buildings of the palace are of one storey in height. The number of spires above a building indicated the importance of the area below.[1]
Mandalay Palace was the primary royal residence of King Mindon and King Thibaw, the last two kings of the country. The complex ceased to be a royal residence and seat of government on 28 November 1885 when, during the Third Anglo-Burmese War, troops of the Burma Field Force entered the palace and captured the royal family. The British turned the palace compound into Fort Dufferin, named after the then viceroy of India. Throughout the British colonial era, the palace was seen by the Burmese as the primary symbol of sovereignty and identity. Much of the palace compound was destroyed during World War II by allied bombing; only the royal mint and the watch tower survived. A replica of the palace was rebuilt in the 1990s with some modern materials.
Today, Mandalay Palace is a primary symbol of Mandalay and a major tourist destination.
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The MandalayPalace (Burmese: မန္တလေး နန်းတော်, pronounced [máɰ̃dəlé náɰ̃dɔ̀]), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese...
and MandalayPalace (မြနန်းစံကျော်, [mja̰ náɰ̃ sàɰ̃ tɕɔ̀], "Famed Royal Emerald Palace"). Like most former (and present) capitals of Burma, Mandalay was...
includes all of the designated pyatthat-crowned pavilions. The royal palace of Mandalay Shweinbin Monastery in about 1900 Burma was part of the British Empire...
Setkya Dewi as king and queen of the Konbaung Kingdom took place at MandalayPalace on 14 May 1857. During the reign of the king's half brother Pagan Min...
arrest of Kenni Princess and her family during the 1879 massacre at MandalayPalace. Shortly after their arrest, Kenni Princess, her mother, her brother...
constructed in the late 18th/early 19th century and later abandoned for MandalayPalace. Only ruins remain of it today. The British visitor Colesworthy Grant...
Mandalay Hill (Burmese: မန္တလေးတောင်; MLCTS: manta. le: taung [màɰ̃dəlé tàʊɰ̃]) is a 240 metres (790 ft) hill located to the northeast of the city centre...
golden palace to a pauper because of her unshakable love. Princess Myat Phaya Gyi was born on 5 September 1880, at the Royal Palace, Mandalay. She was...
reached the royal capital of Mandalay with little opposition. Within twenty-four hours, the troops had marched to the MandalayPalace to demand the unconditional...
queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (lit. 'Middle Palace'; also known as Hsinbyumashin...
buried in the MandalayPalace stockade. After her death, King Mindon paid her the respect of allowing no one to either enter her palace or comb his hair...
upon Burmese land. King Mindon founded the last royal capital of Burma, Mandalay, in 1857. His younger brother Kanaung proved to be a great administrator...
princess during the Konbaung dynasty. She was born in 1860 at the MandalayPalace, the daughter of Mindon Min by his consort, Laungshe Mibaya. Her full...
place at the foundation of Wunbe In Palace in Ava in 1676 and may have taken place at the foundation of Mandalay in 1857. Royal court officials at the...
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only queens of King Thibaw. Supayalay, born in 1863 at the Royal Palace, in Mandalay as Hteik Supayalay, was the youngest of three daughters between King...
Mandalay Central Prison (Burmese: မန္တလေးဗဟိုအကျဉ်းထောင်), informally known as Obo Prison (အိုးဘိုအကျဉ်းထောင်), is a major prison located in Aungmyethazan...
of Tunis, Bardo Palace Throne of Thailand in the Grand Palace Throne of Tonga Lion throne, MandalayPalace Lily Throne, MandalayPalace Painting of a royal...
script. Mindon Min, the tenth king of the Konbaung Kingdom, died in MandalayPalace at the age of 64 on the afternoon of 1 October 1878 (6th waxing day...
including the MandalayPalace and the Mandalay Hill. Atumashi Monastery Kuthodaw Pagoda Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple Mandalay Hill MandalayPalaceMandalay Workers'...
judicial affairs at the Supreme Court (Hluttaw) of the Myanansankyaw Golden Palace in Yadanabon period (1800s). All of the thrones were constructed during...
They are scattered throughout the former royal capitals of Mandalay Region, including Mandalay, Amarapura, and Inwa. When a Burmese king died, his royal...
refused to remove his shoes upon entering the raised platform of the MandalayPalace, a decision that prevented him from meeting King Thibaw Min. Consequently...
township located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and the MandalayPalace in the north, and Patheingyi...
was born to King Mindon and his consort Magway Mibaya in 1861 at the MandalayPalace. Her father gave her the appanage of Taungdwingyaung. When Thado Minye...
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