Myadaung Monastery (; also known as the Queen's Monastery) was a

Buddhist monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may ...

built in 1885 under the patronage of Queen

Supayalat Supayalat (, ; 13 December 1859 – 24 November 1925), also spelt Suphayalat, was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (; also known as Hsinbyumashin or Lady of the White Elep ...

. Myadaung Monastery was located southwest of

Mandalay Palace The Mandalay Palace (, ), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the Konbaung dynasty, last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King of Burma, King Mindon Min, Mindon's founding of the ...

, and was profusely carved and gilded in gold. As a fine specimen of Burmese architecture, its conservation was ordered by

Lord Curzon George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), known as Lord Curzon (), was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India ...

in December 1901.

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* * Monasteries in Myanmar Buddhist temples in Mandalay 19th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1885 {{Myanmar-Buddhist-monastery-stub

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