The Mandalay Palace 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 Shwenandaw Monastery, also known as the Golden Palace Monastery, is a historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was built in the 1850s by King Mindon Min as part of the royal palace at Amarapura and became a monastery after King Mindon's death in 1878.
The Kuthodaw Pagoda, also known as Mahalawka Marazein, is a Buddhist stupa located at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Myanmar. It's famous for being home to the world's largest book. The book is a collection of Buddhist scriptures, inscribed on 729 marble slabs housed in small white stupas surrounding a central golden stupa.
U Bein Bridge is a crossing that spans the Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura in Myanmar. The 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) bridge was built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world. It is used as an important passageway for the local people and has also become a tourist attraction and, therefore, a significant source of income for souvenir sellers.
Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom.
The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also known as Golden Rock, is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site perched precariously on top of a huge granite boulder at an elevation of 1,100 meters (3,609 ft) above sea level. It's located near Kyaikto in Mon State, in the northern part of Myanmar's Tenasserim coast.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia with a rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and a complex political history. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Major cities are Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw and Bago. It had a population of 55,770,232 in 2022.
Built by Kyanzittha in 1091 A.D., Ananda Temple is one of the finest and most venerated temples at Bagan. Tradition says that it was built according to the plan furnished by Indian Buddhist monks, which purported to be their cave-temple in the Nandamula mountain held to be in the Himalayas.
