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It lies in Mingun, Sagaing Division, It was one of the big fours buil by King Bodawpaya around the place. It was built on the fifth waxing day of Tabodwe of 1152 ME but it was left unfinished due to a prophesy that, once the pagoda was completed, the country would break.
Had it been completed, it would have a height of some 500 feet and it would have been a wonder. It was stopped at 162 feet height. Its girth is about 450 feet. Reference 1. Ancient Pagodas in Myanmar Vol I , Jan 2003, by Myat Min Hlaing |
