Mingun Pahtodawgyi, Pagoda, Myanmar Temple3D Model
The Mingun Pahtodawgyi is an incomplete monument stupa in Mingun, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Mandalay in Sagaing Region in central Myanmar (formerly Burma). The ruins are the remains of a massive construction project begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790 which was intentionally left unfinished. The Pahtodawgyi is seen as the physical manifestation of Bodawpaya’s well-known eccentricities.
Bodaw Maung Wine used thousands of prisoners of war from Arakan. Which he deported 20,000 people to Central Burma slaves working on the construction of the stupa. The construction was also seen as taking a heavy toll on the people and the state. Thus a prophecy was allegedly created to stop the project. The approach in conveying the dissatisfaction was allegedly to utilize the King’s deep superstition. According to the prophecy, “as soon as the building of the pagoda was over, the country would also be gone”.
However, it holds the record for being the largest pile of bricks in the world. Wikipedia.org
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