Inwa
Inwa was an ancient capital of a Myanmar Kingdom for nearly 400 years(from 1364 to 1841) untill the shift was made to
Amarapura. It is stands at the south of Myitnge Bridge and a few km south of
Amarapura. The 27 metre(900 feet) high masonry Watch Tower (the Nanmyint) is remains of the palace built by
Bagyidaw. Maha Aungmye Banzo, also known as Mai Nu Okkyaung is a masonry monstery built by Mai
Nu, chief queen of Bagyidaw for her royal abbot Nyaunggan Sayadaw in 1818. Monastery were normaly built of wood. Although this monastery was built in imitation of traditional wooden style, its monastery construction has ensured it survival. The 1838 earthquake badly damaged it but in 1837 it was restored. There are farms, villages, monaseries and ruined pagodas, scattered around the area within the old city walls.
