Top Things to do in Mingun
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7 Sights & Landmarks in Mingun That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Mingun, Myanmar including Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun Bell, Pahtodawgyi Pagoda, Sat Taw Yar Pagode, Shin Phu Me, Mingun Pahtodawgyi, Lions of Stone.
1. Hsinbyume Pagoda
2. Mingun Bell
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 263 reviews
It was the heaviest functioning non-cracked bell in the world at several times in history. It was casted in 1808 and finished in 1810. It s height is 12 feet.
Reviewed By travelwithshreya - Phitsanulok, Thailand
The 4-m high and 90-tons heavy Mingun bell is the largest working bell in the world, which was meant to be installed at the top of the giant pagoda. We slipped inside the huge Mingun Bell and it was so cool because of the thick metal.
3. Pahtodawgyi Pagoda
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By rond686 - Caloundra, Australia
We travelled to the village of Mingun by boat from Mandalay and as we approached we saw what appeared to be a large sandstone mesa. This seemed a bit odd because there was nothing similar in the surrounding country. When we got close we discovered that it was man-made, and was the remnants of a huge brick pagoda that was never finished. It was intended to be 150 metres high but only the first 50 metres were built. It was subsequently damaged by earthquakes so there are big cracks and large chunks have fallen down. While this may all seem rather mundane, the sheer size of it was fascinating. It is hard to believe the amount of work and materials that were used to build it. I can only imagine how magnificent it would have been if the extra 100 metres had been added.
4. Sat Taw Yar Pagode
5. Shin Phu Me
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By 419rolandk - Potsdam, Germany
Very big Pagoda with 7 levels for the 7 oceans around the mountain Nero. About 120 deep steps to the top. Very good motive for photos. A must for all tourists.
6. Mingun Pahtodawgyi
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By travelwithshreya - Phitsanulok, Thailand
The Mingun Pahtodawgyi or Mingun Pagoda is a massive unfinished pagoda built at the end of the 18th century, that was meant to be the largest pagoda in the country, but the work was halted because of the belief that its completion may bring bad luck to the kingdom. It is possible to climb to a part of the Mingun pagoda by staircases where we found countless incense sticks stuck on the wall of the pagoda – you cannot climb to the top as it has been closed after few accidents. There are remains of two giant Chinthes – leogryph meaning lion-like structures you see in front of pagodas and temples – about 29 m high, guarding the temple right in front of the pagoda facing the river.
7. Lions of Stone
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By milliesmum2016 - Christchurch, New Zealand
These two huge lumps of rock, which at first glance look like ruined elephants, are in fact, the ruined haunches of a pair of Chininthes (sacred lion images) which are seen all over Burma as the sentinels of the pagodas, stupas and temples. So if you think that these are ONLY their haunches, just imagine how enormous the never finished products would have been. Then you can start to picture the scale of the great ruined Stupa across the road, which they relate to. It's staggering! What a project..........they still look like elephants to me.
