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MANDALAY & AROUND

MANDALAY

motifs. When built in 1857, it housed a fa-

mous Buddha image clothed in royal silk

clothing and with a huge diamond set on

its forehead. However, the image was stolen

following the 1885 British takeover, and the

monastery was gutted by fi re fi ve years later.

What you see today is a 1996 reconstruction.

Kyauktawgyi Paya BUDDHIST TEMPLE

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(Map p 204 ; 12th St, 66/68; admission free; h5am-

8pm) At the heart of this large 19th-century

complex is a 900-tonne Buddha, 26ft tall and

dressed in royal attire. Carved from a single

block of marble, it reputedly took 10,000

men 13 days to transport it from a canal to

the present site before its dedication in 1865.

Outer halls are edged in mirror tiles. Look for

the little subshrine room displaying a giant

alms bowl and colourful renderings of King

Mindon’s 1865 visit. Mandalay’s biggest fes-

tival is held here for seven days in October.

Moat & Fortress Walls FORTIFICATIONS

(Map p 204 ) Seen from the air, Mandalay

seems to have a vast 2.5km square cut out of

its middle. In fact, that’s the Mandalay Fort,

ringed by a 230ft-wide moat and crenellated

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