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Shwe Nandaw Kyaung

Keywords : King Mindon, Shwe Nandaw Kyaung

Site common nameShwe Nandaw Kyaung
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityMandalay
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 22.000556
Long : 96.116111

History of productionOriginally, Shwe Nandaw Kyaung had been the royal pavilion of King Mindon. After the death of King Mindon, King Thibaw had this pavilion moved outside the palace premise and dedicated it to the temple. This is therefore the only pavilion of the palace that still survives nowadays.
ArtThe wooden pavilion is the rectangular pavilion that is divided into two rooms, presumably the reception hall and the royal private room. The wall is divided into panels and decorated with small wooden figurines. This pavilion used to be decorated with gold leaf, that is why this pavilion had been entitled as the golden royal pavilion,. "Shwenandaw". The roofs are divided into three tiers punctuated with the neck, denoting the pavilion of the high-rankings.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
Age18th-19th century A.D.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali