THE CAPITAL OF BURMAH.
Mondalay, the present capital of Burmah, is a city only twenty years old, and is laid out in a square, each side of which is little over a mile in length, and is entirely enclosed by a crenelated brick wall 26 't high and 3ft thick, as well as by strong earthworks, and by buttresses protruding from the wall at intervals of about 200 feet. The walls are pierced by twelve gates, each surmounted by a pavillion, or notch, with, double or triple roofs, and 60 feet from the wall a deep moat 100 feet in width, has been dug, and is always kept full of water. The moat is crossed by four bridges, but being made of wood, and easily raised at the approach of an enemy, there is no provision made for protection except from the wall. In round numbers the bouses inside and outside the walls will be about 12,000 and the inhabitants about 65,000. The king's palace is in the centre of the city, and is strongly protected by brick walls and a teak stockade. — Countries of the World.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 9146, 24 June 1880, Page 2
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187THE CAPITAL OF BURMAH. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 9146, 24 June 1880, Page 2
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