Mandalay Travel Guide - Atumashi Monastery
Maha Atulawaiyan Kyaungdawgyi (or) Incomparable Monastery
A few hundred meters south of Kuthodaw Pagoda is the Atumashi Monastery (Maha Atulawaiyan Kyaungdawgyi or Incomparable Monastery). Originally built by King Mindon, the founder of Mandalay, in 1857, the original monastery was burned…
June 3, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Kuthodaw Pagoda
Kuthodaw pagoda is situated at the base of the South East stairway (zaungdan) of Mandalay Hill, just to the east of Sandamuni (Sandamani) Pagoda. The pagoda is surrounded by high walls on all four sides, with the central structure being…
June 1, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Sandamuni Pagoda
Sandhamuni or Sandamani Pagoda
Sandhamuni Pagoda or Sandamani Pagoda was built in 1874 by King Mindon, the founder of Mandalay. It is situated to the east of Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, near the base of the Mandalay Hill. The Sandhamuni (Sandamani) Pagoda…
May 29, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
Introduction and Historical Note
Located near the south stairway (Zaungdan) of Mandalay Hill is Kyauktawgyi Pagoda. The pagoda was the merit of the King Mindon who was also the builder of Mandalay. The construction of Kyauktawgyi Pagoda started in 1853…
May 27, 2009
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Our Apology
Dear visitors and readers,
We are sorry to inform that the editor of the Myanmar Today website was struck down by a severe influenza (not that swine flu or bird flu!) that he could not edit or approve any articles…
May 18, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Mandalay Hill
The dominant geographical structure on the plain of Mandalay is Mandalay Hill which is 790 feet high. The city actually got its name from the name of Mandalay Hill. (The official name of the city is Yadanapon or Ratanapura). It…
May 13, 2009
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April 24, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Maha Myatmuni Pagoda
A visit to Mandalay would not be complete without a visit to Maha Muni (Maha Myat Muni, also spelled Mahamyatmuni or Maha Myatmuni or Mahamuni) Buddha image. Considered as the most sacred Buddha image in Mandalay and in Myanmar, Maha…
May 11, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Location & climate
Mandalay is in the dry zone of Myanmar. Most of the time of the year, weather in Mandalay is hot, dry and dusty. The only exception is during cold seasons where the weather can be very cold at night time.…
April 29, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - People, culture and religion
Mandalay is the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural city. Located in the heart of Myanmar, Mandalay is the home to a large number of different ethnic people of Myanmar. Although traditionally home to Burmese, Mandalay saw recent mass migration of non Burmese ethnic…
May 4, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - Getting around
Mandalay is a big city. It is the second largest city in Myanmar with nearly one million populations (there is no reliable government data on the exact population). However, the public transport in Mandalay is very poor compared to other…
May 8, 2009
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Mandalay Travel Guide - getting there
Mandalay can be reached by Air, bus, train or by boat. The most comfortable and convenient way to travel to Mandalay is to travel by air. The three private airlines in Myanmar, Air Mandalay, Air Bagan and Yangon Airway, run…
May 6, 2009
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