The romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir - Khamkoo

CHAPTER VII
MANDALAY
The Queen's Golden Monastery Fort Dufferin and the Royal
Palace
" The centre of the universe " King Thebaw and
his Queens.
MANDALAY, founded in 1856, on the left bank of
the Irawadi 315 feet above the sea, by Mindon
Min, to-day spreads over an area measuring about
six miles from north to south, and three miles
from east to west. It is laid out on a grand scale,
with "streets" running north and south, and
"roads" running east and west, and boasts a
double -track electric tramway six miles long.
Near the middle of the city
is Fort Dufferin,
which was formerly called "the city," and in the
centre of the fort stands the Royal Palace. The
most westerly thoroughfare
is the Strand Road on
the bank of the river, about two miles from the
palace. After leaving the steamer we drove up
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