MoRAC Union Minister inspects Myanansankyaw Golden Palace in Mandalay Region

 

UNION Minister U Ko Ko of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture visited the Myanansank­yaw Golden Palace and inspect­ed the kings’ chambers, queens’ chambers, stone inscription chambers 1 and 2, the cannon museum, which is displaying various ancient cannons and tombstones of King Mindon and the queen, yesterday morning.

The Union minister pointed out that the palace is the last entity of the Konbaung dynasty and a true legacy of Myanmar’s ancient culture and history. Thus, all Myanmar nationals in addition to the staff of the De­partment of Archaeology and National Museum should treas­ure and preserve the palace, he stressed.

Afterwards, the Union Min­ister, Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Maung Ko, Manda­lay government members and MoRAC officials watched the play “Athet Htet Myat Thaw Gon Thate Kha” (Dignity higher than life) which was scheduled to per­form by the Department of Fine Arts to the public at the National Theatre (Mandalay).

MNA