Monks' Residence

Myanmar (Burma)



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1. Maha Aungmye Bonzan

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Built, unusually, of stucco-covered brick, this 1822 royal monastery temple is a rare survivor from the Ava era. The faded, sturdy structure looks very…

2. Htilaingshin Paya

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This whitewashed pagoda complex, topped with the occasional gold-leafed stupa, dates back to the Bagan period.

3. Nanmyin

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All that remains of King Bagyidaw’s palace complex is this 90ft ‘leaning tower of Inwa’, shattered but patched up and still standing after the 1838…

4. Shwe Myauk Taung

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A trio of whitewashed stupas perched on the southern city wall mark this eight-monk mini-monastery. It has its own little shortcut path-causeway across…

5. Daw Gyan

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Within the green patchwork of paddies that forms a quilt over Inwa, a small temple perches on a tiny artificial island. This is Daw Gyan, a collection of…

6. Shwezigon Paya

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This golden stupa rises photogenically above the overgrown southwestern corner of Inwa's city walls. The best view is from across the moat, especially in…

7. Inwa Archaeological Museum

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This airy two-hall museum is mostly full of 19th-century marble buddha statues with their gold leaf rubbed off. More interesting is the giant 18th-century…

8. Thabyedan Fort

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Directly south of, and almost abutting, the Ava Bridge (on the Mandalay side), this old British fort in a state of picturesque ruin is a good place for an…