Mingun

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Sitting on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, Mingun is a small town that is renowned for the Mingun Pahtodawgyi, an immense yet unfinished ruins of a pagoda. Construction on the monument began in 1790 by King Bodawpaya but was not completed due to a royal astrologer’s prediction that the king would die upon its completion. Had it been done, it would have been the world’s largest stupa at 490 feet. Another aspect visitors of Mingun will be able to see is a gigantic bell cast that was to go with the stupa; the bell weighs 90 tons and is still the largest ringing bell in the world today.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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