The reconstruction of Mandalay Palace: an interim report on aspects of design
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
- Vol. 56 (2) , 335-350
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x0000553x
Abstract
When King Mindon (reigned 1853–78) transferred his court to Mandalay and began to build his palace there in 1857, many parts of the teak buildings were brought from the old capital of Amarapura. In the hundred years before that, the palace had already been disassembled and moved from Ava to Amarapura and back again before King Shwebo Min finally reassembled the royal buildings at Amarapura in 1837. Each time, complex wood structures covered with gilt carvings were taken apart and transported to the new royal centre. When it was re-erected, embellishments were added, and the whole refurbished with new paint and gilding.Keywords
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