Ranged around a sizeable stupa glowing with gold leaf, Eindawa was founded in 1847 by King Pagan Min, whose princely palace once stood here.
In 1919, Eindawa was the site of a notable cultural battle when a group of Europeans defied the Buddhist ban on shoe-wearing and were forcibly evicted. For their pains, four of the monks who ejected the insensitive foreigners were convicted by a colonial court, one receiving a life sentence. So please take your shoes off!
