- Address: Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
- Phone: +95 9 789 899027
- Foundation date: 1880
- Founder: Thibo Ming
- Opening hours: 7.30 to 18.00
Mandalay is a major city in Myanmar , a city devoted to songs and poems, a place of pilgrimage for tourists who want to relax from the hectic megacities. Here a lot of interesting. In this article we will talk about the palace of Shvenando and his monastery (Shwenandaw Kyaung).
History
The history of this place is as follows. Previously, there was a palace, the personal residence of King Mingdon. Part of the royal palace was a wooden monastery, built in 1878 - a beautiful example of Burmese architecture. After the death of the king, the last Burmese monarch Thibault, who came to replace him, founded on that place a monastery (Shwenandaw Monastery).
Features of the monastery
Now the building is now a monastery in Myanmar is known primarily wooden carvings that cover the walls of the building. The very same structure rests on massive pillars of teak, which still retained traces of varnish, colored ornaments and gold. On the perimeter of the building you will find many mythological characters, dragons, patterns. All this is carved from wood. Previously, the walls were also decorated with a mosaic, which, unfortunately, has not survived until today.
Besides the decor of the monastery for us, tourists, two more things are of great value, stored here. This is the royal bed and a copy of the Throne of the Great Lion.
How to get there?
The palace is not far from the Mandalay Kremlin. Also near it is the Atumashi pagoda, which can be reached by public transport .
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