Mandalay Palace - Last Residence of the Burmese Monarch - Myanmar 2023 With War Footage

The Mandalay Palace မန္တလေး နန်းတော် located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. 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 center of the citadel and faces east. All buildings of the palace are of one storey in height. The number of spires above a building indicated the importance of the area below.

The complex ceased to be a royal residence and seat of government on 28 November 1885 when, during the Third Anglo-Burmese War, troops of the Burma Field Force entered the palace and captured the royal family.

The British turned the palace compound into Fort Dufferin, named after the then viceroy of India.

Much of the palace compound was destroyed during World War II by allied bombing; only the royal mint and the watch tower survived.

A replica of the palace was rebuilt in the 1990s with some modern materials.

Today, Mandalay Palace is a primary symbol of Mandalay and a major tourist destination.

The palace and museum are worth your time to visit. Even though it is not the original palace it’s still nice to walk around and see how it looked. I also include some footage of the fighting in WW2.

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