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Mingun-Mandalay

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January 21st 2016
Day 9-Thursday Afternoon-January 21 This afternoon we had a bus tour of Mandalay. We then went to Shwenandaw Monastery, an architectural masterpiece filled with wood carvings. It's also known as the "Golden Palace Monastery". At one time this building was part of the palace complex and was used as an apartment by King Mindon and his chief queen, and it was in this building that he died. After M ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Irrawaddy River

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more