Inwa

inwa

Just about 20 km southwest of Mandalay; Inwa, one of the important old cities lies at the confluence of Myitnge and Ayeyarwaddy Rivers.

The former Inwa was a capital of upper Myanmar from AD 1364 until 1841. Farms, villages, monasteries and ruined pagodas are scattered around the area within the old city walls. Some parts of the wall are in particularly good condition while some have been restored. Some monuments erected during the Inwa era still remain as worthy visiting sights.

 

The Watch Tower, 27 meter high is one of the famous remains in the palace compound is called the “leaning tower of Inwa”. Maha Aungmye Bonzan monastery built in AD 1881 depicted the fine masonry art of those days. The Bargaya monastery is a typical wooden work of a later period of Inwa. Riding in a horse cart through the old city is a really memorable and pleasurable.