Shwe Kyi Myin Pagoda (also called Shwe Kyee Myin or Shwe Kyi Myint) is located on 24th Street between 82nd and 83rd Streets. It is probably one of the least visited but oldest pagodas in Mandalay having been built by … Continue reading
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Shwenandaw Kyaung (or Shwenandaw Monastery) (translates to Golden Palace Monastery) is an small historic Buddhist monastery at the base of Mandalay Hill on 12th Street between 64th & 62nd Streets, near the North East corner of the Royal palace moat … Continue reading
Kuthodaw Pagoda (also called Maha Lawka Marazein Paya) is a Buddhist temple situated at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) that houses the world’s largest book. Kuthodaw was built during the 1860’s by King Mindon to house … Continue reading