Mingun Pahtodawgyi

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by Movingsaletoday, Rich Torres, Burlingame, California, USA

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Mingun Pahtodawgyi, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is an incomplete monumental pagoda that was commissioned by King Bodawpaya in 1790. Intended to be the largest stupa in the world, construction was halted due to a prophecy that the king would die upon its completion. Despite its unfinished state, the structure stands as a massive brick base approximately 50 meters high. The site is also famous for the Mingun Bell, one of the largest ringing bells in the world, and the Hsinbyume Pagoda, a striking white pagoda nearby.

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