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သီ​ပေါဘုရင်၏ မိဖုရား​ စုဖုရား​လတ် ​ဆောက်လုပ် လှုဒါန်း​ခဲ့​သည့်​ ​ရွှေ​ကျောင်း​တော်ကြီး​။

“It is a good specimen of the many Kyoungs in and around Mandalay, though it certainly excels all others in magnificence. It is situated in the outskirts of Mandalay, at the head of a road leading up from the river, designated by us the A road…It was built by Queen Soopy-a-lat for the Head Phoongyee (or Archbishop as we should say), at a cost of 5 lakhs of rupees (about £50,000). The structure is, like all others, of teak wood, and the carving is very fine, some of the figures being most quaint; the whole building, both inside and out, is overlaid with gold-leaf, and ornamented with curious designs formed with fragments of looking-glass; the whole effect, when the sun is shining upon it, being really splendid…”