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Man Thida Park () is the largest modern park in Mandalay.
A small bridge called Myittar Paung Kuu Bridge (Pat bridge) was built across the moat.
History
Originally built in 1959, it was demolished in 1993 before being subsequently rebuilt and re-opened it as a public park in 2018. A proposal to rebuild the park was initially introduced in the '100 Day Projects of Mandalay' by President new cabinet, but stalled due to insufficient funding. Afterwards, theMandalay City Development Committee
The Mandalay City Development Committee ( my, မန္တလေးမြို့ စည်ပင်သာယာရေး ကော်မတီ; abbreviated MCDC) is the administrative body of Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar (Burma) ...
submitted a proposal for the project to the Security Committee, and the Hluttaw
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of M ...
approved 300 million for the project in 2017-2018 Budget. The Central Command of Tatmadaw
Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include th ...
then declared that they would take control of rebuilding the park out of concern for maintaining the security of the palace. Rebuilding began from the Southern gate of the Mandalay Palace.
Location
The park is situated between 66th Road and 80th Road, and between 26th Road and 24th street, on the grounds between the moat and the wall of Mandalay Palace.{{cite web, url=http://www.timeayeyar.com/2017/05/blog-post_88.html?m=1, title=အသစ်ပြန်လည် ဖော်ဆောင်မည့် မန်းသီတာဥယျာဉ် နေရာအား ကျုံးတောင်ဘက် ၆၆ လမ်းမှ လမ်း ၈၀ အထိ ဆောင်ရွက်မည်, date=, language=my
A small bridge called Myittar Paung Kuu Bridge (Pat bridge) was built across the moat.
Facilities
There is a playground and a library located in the park, as well as a statue of GeneralAung San
Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goa ...
by the water.
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