Mandalay Fort walls enclosing King Mindon's Palace, Mandalay. Mandalay Fort's almost 3 km (2 miles) of walls enclose King Mindon's palace. The walls rise 8 m (26 ft). The palace was constructed, between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese palace design, inside a walled fort surrounded by a moat. The palace itself is at the centre of the citadel and faces east. All buildings of the palace are of one storey in height.

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