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Amarapura Palace was a royal
File:Lion throne, Amarapura Palace.jpg, Lion throne, Amarapura Palace 1855
File:Amarapura Palace2.jpg, Amarapura Palace in November 1855 by the English photographer
Amarapura Palace was a royal palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
in the old capital of Amarapura
Amarapura ( my, အမရပူရ, MLCTS=a. ma. ra. pu ra., , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in t ...
in Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The palace was constructed in the late 18th/early 19th century and later abandoned for Mandalay Palace
The Mandalay Palace ( my, 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 ...
. Only ruins remain of it today.
The British visitor Colesworthy Grant
Colesworthey Grant (sometimes spelt Colesworthy; 25 October 1813 – 31 May 1880) was an English artist, writer and pioneer Animal welfare, activist against cruelty to animals in India. Teaching himself art and sketching, he produced numerous po ...
wrote in 1855, that the audience hall, was built by Tharrawaddy Min
Tharrawaddy Min ( my, သာယာဝတီမင်း, ; 14 March 1787 – 17 November 1846) was the 8th king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. He repudiated the Treaty of Yandabo and almost went to war with the British Empire, British.
Tha ...
about the year 1838. The grounds were believed to cover a space of about quarter of a square mile. An elevated brick terrace formed the lower part. The superstructure were made out of wood and gilded. The length of the terrace was about .
In January 1857 Mindon seized power from his brother King Pagan, he ordered to move the Amarapura place to Mandalay."Mandalay Palace." Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012 from HighBeam Research(subscription required): http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3403701858.html
Today the tombs of King Bodawpaya
Bodawpaya ( my, ဘိုးတော်ဘုရား, ; th, ปดุง; 11 March 1745 – 5 June 1819) was the sixth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, fou ...
and King Bagyidaw
Bagyidaw ( my, ဘကြီးတော်, ; also known as Sagaing Min, ; 23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846) was the seventh king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 until his abdication in 1837. Prince of Sagaing, as he was commonly known ...
remain, as well as parts of the old moat.
Gallery
Linnaeus Tripe
Linnaeus Tripe (14 April 1822 – 2 March 1902) was a British pioneer of photography, best known for his photographs of India and Burma taken in the 1850s.
Early life
Linnaeus Tripe was born in Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), Devon, to Mary (178 ...
File:White Elephant Palace, Amarapura.jpg, The White Elephant Palace, within Royal Palace grounds in 1855' painted by Colesworthy Grant
Colesworthey Grant (sometimes spelt Colesworthy; 25 October 1813 – 31 May 1880) was an English artist, writer and pioneer Animal welfare, activist against cruelty to animals in India. Teaching himself art and sketching, he produced numerous po ...
File:West Gate and part of City Wall, Amarapura.jpg, West Gate and part of City Wall in 1855
File:Elephant Pen.jpg, A large wooden arena at Amarapura in 1855
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