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cats endlessly pacing the same side of their enclosure, or monkeys making all-too-obvious
calls of distress, leave this place well alone.
Kyauktawgyi Paya
Off 10th St, south of the Mandalay Hill entrance • Daily 5am-7pm • Free
Worthpoppingintoonyourwaydownfromthehill,thesmall
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on a giant Buddha, hewn from a single slab of marble - no mean feat, since the statue is 12m
tall. The sight is “enhanced” by the LED disco-Buddha lights so beloved by the Burmese;
these provide a playground for local sparrows, as do other parts of the multi-mirrored com-
plex, which is one of the more pleasant and relaxing such places in Mandalay. One major
exception is October's Thadingyut festival, during which time this is one of the focal points
of Mandalay proceedings.
