Amarapura Palace

Amarapura Palace was a royal palace in the old capital of Amarapura in Burma. The palace was constructed in the late 18th/early 19th century and later abandoned for Mandalay Palace. Only ruins remain of it today.

Amarapura Palace 1795

The British visitor Colesworthy Grant wrote in 1855, that the audience hall, was built by Tharrawaddy Min 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 260 feet (79 m).

In January 1857 Mindon seized power from his brother King Pagan, he ordered to move the Amarapura place to Mandalay.[1]

Today the tombs of King Bodawpaya and King Bagyidaw remain, as well as parts of the old moat.

  • Lion throne, Amarapura Palace 1855
    Lion throne, Amarapura Palace 1855
  • Amarapura Palace in November 1855 by the English photographer Linnaeus Tripe
    Amarapura Palace in November 1855 by the English photographer Linnaeus Tripe
  • The White Elephant Palace, within Royal Palace grounds in 1855' painted by Colesworthy Grant
    The White Elephant Palace, within Royal Palace grounds in 1855' painted by Colesworthy Grant
  • West Gate and part of City Wall in 1855
    West Gate and part of City Wall in 1855
  • A large wooden arena at Amarapura in 1855
    A large wooden arena at Amarapura in 1855

References
  1. "Mandalay Palace." Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons. 2002.

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