Floating on a barge on Kandawgyi Lake, the shiny Karaweik Palace resembles its antique pagoda cousins—but it was actually constructed in the 1970s. Built to resemble the ceremonial barges used by Burmese kings, the palace now houses a restaurant and also stages regular cultural shows of dance, music and traditional puppetry.
Karaweik - replica of Burmese royal barge, Yangon
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Karaweik Palace
Floating on a barge on Kandawgyi Lake, the shiny Karaweik Palace resembles its antique pagoda cousins—but it was actually constructed in the 1970s. Built to resemble the ceremonial barges used by Burmese kings, the palace now houses a restaurant and also stages regular cultural shows of dance, music and traditional puppetry.
