Myadaung Monastery ( my, မြတောင်ကျောင်း; also known as the Queen's Monastery) was a

Buddhist monastery Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

built in 1885 under the patronage of Queen

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. Myadaung Monastery was located southwest of

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 ...

, and was profusely carved and gilded in gold. As a fine specimen of Burmese architecture, its conservation was ordered by

Lord Curzon George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman ...

in December 1901.

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* * {{coord missing, Myanmar Monasteries in Myanmar Buddhist temples in Mandalay 19th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1885

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