Mya Nan San Kyaw or The Golden Palace

Royal Mandalay Map & References

References

A,B Zeda Wun, with figures of the royal ancestors.
C   The King here held his morning levee. It is an open passage between two rooms, in the western of which (D) the King was seated with his attendants.
E   The Glass Palace. The eastern half is one large room of great height. Here the royal nuptials were celebrated. It was also a royal nursery, and offerings were here presented to royal infants. The body of King Mindon lay in State here upn the Water-feast Throne, which stands at the western side of the room. The western half of the building is divided into smaller rooms used as robing rooms.
F    Nusery
G    Daily attendance room for Queens.
H    The King's and Queen's special living room.
I    A kind of drawing-room, where the court met to witness theatrical displays in the theatre on the south side. The stage is now cleared away.
J    Originally the Queen's room. Thibaw's eldest child was born here, but Supayalat never regurlarly inhabited it.
K    Tabindaing House. Made over by King Mindon to the Salin Princess, the daughter of the Limban Queen, whom he intended as the bride of the next King. It was, on the death of the Salin Princess, made over to Supayalat's sister, Supayagyi.
L   Sindon House. The residence of the Dowager Queen Sinphyumashin, Supayalat's mother.
M    The Northern Palace
N    The Western Palace
O,P The Southern Palace and the range of houses behind.
Houses made over to inferior Queens in King Mindon's time, but in King Thibaw's time given to Princesses, and the outhouses were used as waiting-rooms for maids-of-honour. The road running between N and O from the central buildings was called the Samok road, and led to a courtyard, in the centre of which stood the Lily Throne (VIII). This courtyard was called the Samok, and in the month of May a maze was constructed and brilliantly illuminated, through which the court passed in procession. The houses on the north and south of this courtyard were inhabited in King Mindon's time by Queens, in Thibaw's time by Princesses.
fff    Servant's quarters
Q    The King's private Treasury
R,S  Quarters of the personal bodyguard
T    An evening sitting-room
U    Privy Council Chamber
V   Look-out tower and favourite resort of Supayalat. From it she watched the British troops enter Mandalay.
W   The new house built for, but never used by, the white elephant.
X    Cut up into various small rooms for tea-making, kitchen, and a photographic studio.
Y    Byedaik or Treasury Office, where the Atwin Wun or Privy Councillors sat.
Z    House for Pwe, or theatrical performances. The open space east of Z was used for races and various sports on horseback.

Towers and others

A1  The bell tower where the gong and drum sounded the watches, Baho-zin.
A2  A high tower in which a tooth of Gaudama was enshrined.
A3  A richly-decorated monastery built specially for Thibaw spending the period of his priesthood there. Now used as a schoolhouse and chapel.
ZZ  The South Garden Palace. It was used as a kind of summer-house by King Thibaw, and it was in the front verandah of this that he made himself over formally as a prisoner to General Prendergast.

Thrones

I  Lion Throne, in the Great Hall of Audience. Used three times a year for reception of Sawbwas, Ministers, and members of the royal family.
II Duck Throne, Used for the reception of foreigners.
III Elephant Throne, before which the royal elephant was exercised.
IV Water-feast Throne. Used at that festival.
V Snail Throne. Used only when the King signed the warrant for the appointment of an heir apparent.
VI Deer Throne. The King here met the white elephant.
VII Peacock Throne. Used for viewing the royal horses.
VIII Lily Throne. Where ladies were received.

 

 

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