Zegyo Market
Shopping mall in Mandalay Division, Myanmar
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Zegyo Market (Burmese: ဈေးချို), located in central Mandalay, is the oldest and most important market in the city.
Chanayethazan, Mandalay
Mandalay Division, Myanmar
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| Location | 84th St between 24th and 26th Streets Chanayethazan, Mandalay Mandalay Division, Myanmar |
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| Coordinates | 21°58′57″N 96°04′38″E |
| Opened | 1860s |
| Floors | 4 |
History
Zegyo Market, covering 12 acres (4.86 hectares), was founded during the reign of King Mindon. It was a principal distribution centre for beans, citrus fruit, cotton, nuts, onions, rice, tobacco and wheat, as well as the main market for jewellery and handicrafts such as silver and gold embroidery.[1] The market was destroyed by fire in 1897,[2] and rebuilt in 1903 with a masonry structure designed by an Italian, Count Conte Calderari.[3] In the 1990s, the colonial era structure was pulled down and replaced with a Chinese-style shopping centre.[3]