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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.
The Mandalay Palace was constructed as part of Mindon Min's founding of Mandalay between 1857 and 1859. Large parts of the palace were reconstructed from the palace at Amarapura, which was relocated to the new city. [34] [35] The master plan called for a 144-square block grid patterned city, anchored by a 16 square block royal palace compound ...
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, inside a walled fort surrounded by a moat. The palace itself is at the centre of the citadel and faces east.
The plan called for a 144-square block grid patterned citadel, anchored by a 16 square block royal palace compound at the center by Mandalay Hill. [11] The 1,020-acre (413-hectare) citadel was surrounded by four 2,032 m (6,666 ft) long walls and a moat 64 m (210 ft) wide, 4.6 m (15 ft) deep.
Construction of Hsenwi Palace began in 1910, based on the design of Mandalay Palace by Khun Hsang Tone Hung, the saopha of Hsenwi State. [3] [4] In 1916, Sao Nang Hearn Kham was born in the palace. [5] During World War II, aerial bombings destroyed the palace in April 1944. [6] [4]
The mausoleum erected over his remains within the Mandalay Palace enclosure is a good specimen of Burmese work in glass mosaic. [ 9 ] Tomb of Queen Hsinbyumashin – Hsinbyumashin , the only daughter of the notorious Nanmadaw Me Nu , chief queen of King Bagyidaw , was the second queen of Mindon and mother-in-law of Thibaw .
The coronation (Rajabhiseka) of Mindon Min and Setkya Dewi as king and queen of the Konbaung Kingdom took place at Mandalay Palace on 14 May 1857. [1]During the reign of the king's half brother Pagan Min, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. [2]
A painting depicting the massacre at Mandalay Palace After the death of the chief queen, Setkya Dewi, Hsinbyumashin was the most eligible candidate to replace the chief queen position. However, King Mindon chose not to replace anyone, leaving the position vacant.