Kandarawadi Palace | |
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ကန္ဒရဝတီဟော်နန်း | |
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General information | |
Address | Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar |
Coordinates | 19°40′08″N 97°12′14″E / 19.669°N 97.204°E |
Kandarawadi Palace, also known as the Kandarawadi Haw ( Burmese: ကန္ဒရဝတီဟော်နန်း), is the former residence of the local ruler of Kandarawadi, a small principality in modern-day Myanmar (Burma). It is the last remaining palace in Kayah State to survive World War II. [1]
Kandarawadi Palace was built between 1912 and 1916 by Sao Khun Li. [1] [2] The palace was built in a mixture of British, Indian, and Burmese architectural styles. [1]
During World War II, the palace was relatively unscathed, unlike other palaces in the region. [2]
The last chieftain to occupy the palace was Sao Lawi. [1] After his death in 1987, his children, Sao Lapor and Sao Kemawadi inherited the palace. [1] They donated the palace in 1994 in order to establish a monastic school, which is now called Thiri Mingalabon Monastery (သီရိမင်္ဂလာပုံ ကျောင်း), locally known as the "Hawgyi Monastery." [2] [1] [3]