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Burma / Myanmar: The massive bulk of the unfinished stupa of Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple), Sagaing District, near Mandalay

The Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple) was built in 1790 by King Bowdawpaya (1745 - 1819) the sixth king of the Konbaung Dyanasty. The enormous stupa was never completed and today stands at a height of 50m (164 ft). It was originally intended to be the tallest stupa in the world at a height of 150m (490 ft).

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Burma / Myanmar: The massive bulk of the unfinished stupa of Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple), Sagaing District, near Mandalay

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The Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple) was built in 1790 by King Bowdawpaya (1745 - 1819) the sixth king of the Konbaung Dyanasty. The enormous stupa was never completed and today stands at a height of 50m (164 ft). It was originally intended to be the tallest stupa in the world at a height of 150m (490 ft).

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ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGE • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • BODAWPAYA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • BURMA • BURMESE • CULT, BUDDHIST • DAVID HENLEY • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • HISTORY. • MANDALAY • MINGUN PAHTODAWGYI • MINGUN TEMPLE • MINGUN • MYANMAR • RELIGION • SAGAING • TEMPERA • TEMPLE • TEMPLES