Mandalay

Letter from Gertrude Bell to her stepmother, Dame Florence Bell

Letter from Gertrude Bell to her stepmother Florence Bell, written over the course of two days…

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Possibly Shwenandaw Kyaung "Golden Palace Monastery." Originally part of Mandalay Palace complex…

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Possibly Sandamani Paya - cluster of stupas near Mandalay Hill.

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

The Golden Palace.

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Burmese dancing girls in traditional dress.

Diary entry by Gertrude Bell
Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Bullock cart and houses.

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Bazaar - two Burmese women with parasol in foreground.

Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Myanmar, March 1903

Mahamuni "Great Sage" Paya. Built by King Bodawpaya in 1784, partly destroyed by fire in 1884…