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Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital
of Burma. When it was founded in 1857, the royal city was
officially named Yadanabon, the Burmese version of "(city) full of
gems".
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Shwenandaw Monastery (lit. "Golden Palace Monastery") is a
historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill. Shwenandaw
Monastery was built in 1880 by King Thibaw Min, who dismantled and
relocated the apartment formerly occupied by his father, King
Mindon Min, just before Mindon Min's death, at a cost of 120,000
rupees. Thibaw removed the building in October 1878, believing it
to be haunted by his father's spirit. The building was
reconstructed as a monastery over the course of 5 years, dedicated
in memory of his father, on a plot adjoining Atumashi
Monastery.
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Shwenandaw Monastery meaning Golden Palace Monastery is of great
interest not only as a fine example of a traditional Myanmar wooden
monastery, but as a fragile reminder of the old Mandalay Fort.
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At one time this building was part of the palace complex and was
used as an apartment by King Mindon and his chief queen..
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After Mindons death, King Thibaw Min had the building dismantled
and reassembled on its present site in 1880 as a monastery.
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It is said that Thibaw used the building for meditation, and the
couch on which he sat can still be seen.
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Shwenandaw Monastery (meaning Golden Palace Monastery) is famous
for its beautiful wood-carvings.
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This wooden monastery is carved all over with motifs and
mythical creatures. It was once entirely covered in thick gold, but
only the interior gold remains due to harshness of the tropical
weather.
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Known as Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung of Golden Palace Monastery, it is
commonly called as the Shwe Kyaung (Golden Monastery), since the
whole building was heavily gilded
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This monastery has neither a hyapa-saung (Buddha Image Shrine
Room) nor a baw-ga-saung (Store Room). The whole building was
heavily gilt and adorned with glass mosaic and exquisite
wood-carving. The building has considerable deteriorated but the
carvings within it, especially the ten Great Jakata scenes remain
well preserved.
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Swe Nan Daw Kyaung is famous because it is the only place
building which left from the world War II destruction in wich Royal
Palace was burnt in March 1945, and also the 19th century tipical
Myanmar Traditional wood-carving.
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Some of the outer carvings have been prised off and removed
being damaged by the weather. Inside the monastery, there are 10
Jataka scenes taken from the Buddhas life. These are still in a
very good condition
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Jataka scenes
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Funds for the conservation project will come from the US
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, in coordination with
Burmas Ministry of Culture and with expertise provided by the World
Monuments Fund.US Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell, center, cuts
a ribbon to mark the start of conservation works on the Shwe Nan
Daw Kyaung Monastery in Mandalay on 14 february 2014Conservation
works for the Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung Monastery, one of Mandalays most
iconic historical structures, officially began with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site in Burmas cultural capital.
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