Shwe Kyaung

The Shwe Kyaung Temple, or Shwe-Kyaung-pyi as it is known to the Burmese, is the most critical of Mandalay's noteworthy structures, because of the way that it is the sole residual structure of the previous wooden Royal Palace that was worked by King Mindon in the mid-nineteenth century. It was initially part of the regal royal residence complex in Amarapura, however was consequently moved to Mandalay, where it ended up known as Mya Nan San Kyaw.

Following its turn, it turned into the northern area of the Glass Palace and furthermore part of the lord's regal condos. It would likewise be the last home and resting spot of King Mindon, who kicked the bucket in this structure in 1878. Ruler Mindon's child Thibaw, who succeeded his dad following his demise, regularly utilized the working as reflection grounds, however wound up persuaded that his dad's soul still spooky the grounds, so he quickly requested the working to be disassembled and expelled from the Royal City.

Over the course of the following 5 years following its destroying, the building was reproduced as a religious community and devoted as a work of legitimacy to the memory of King Mindon. Amid the last phases of World War II, whatever is left of the old Royal Palace inside the old Royal City consumed because of unified shelling of the Japanese digs in the old Royal Palace. Because of King Thibaw's superstition and migrating of the building, he had saved a noteworthy leftover of the Royal Palace.