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Mandalay, Mandalay · 22.0007°, 96.1137°
A teak monastery in Mandalay created in 1878, when King Thibaw Min had his father King Mindon's former royal apartment taken down and re-erected outside the palace as a memorial. It is the only major original structure of the Mandalay royal palace still standing.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Thibaw is said to have moved the building because he believed it haunted by his father's spirit; he used it for meditation, and the couch on which he sat is still shown there.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thibaw Min (19th c.)
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