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unusual facts about Mandalay Hill


Mandalay Hill

Aerial bombardment was resorted to when shelling from the hill failed to breach the city wall and destroy the enemy, and Mandalay Palace, a national heritage of great importance, burnt down during the siege.


Saya Saung

The majority of the works which surfaced in Burma and the UK were of Upper Burma scenes—often of the old Mandalay Palace and moat, Mandalay Hill, boats on the Irrawaddy River, or village scenes.


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Mandalay Palace

The former royal palace of Amarapura was dismantled and moved by elephants to the new location at the foot of Mandalay Hill.