Mingun, on the Ayeryawady

Unfinished pagoda

The Mingun Pahtodawgyi, the brick base of the pagoda started in 1790 during the rule of King Bodawpaya. It was to have been 150 metres high. A prophesy that the king would die if it was completed slowed the project down and when he did die in 1819 work was halted. A small shrine with a Buddha image is at the base.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jan 01, 2007
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