Mingun Pahtodawgyi. I missed going to Mingun during my last trip. It takes about 1.5 hours boat trip from Mandalay to Mingun. The Mingun temple is a monumental uncompleted stupa began by King Bodawpaya in 1790. It was not completed, due to an astrologer claiming that, once the temple was finished, the king would die.[citation needed] The completed stupa would have been the largest in the world at 150 metres (490 ft). Huge cracks are visible on the structure from the earthquake of 23 March 1839. Like many large pagodas in Myanmar, a pondaw paya or working model of the stupa can be seen nearby.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 06:43:09 +0000
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