The 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. The massive paya, also known as the Mantara Gyi Pagoda, the Mingun Pahtodawgyi and the Great Royal Stupa makes for an impressive site on the banks of the Irrawaddy river. In front of the pagoda facing the river are the remains of two giant Chinthe lions about 29 meters high, guarding the temple. At the center of the 50 meter high pagoda facing the river is a huge richly decorated entrance. Inside the pagoda is a small shrine with a Buddha image. It is possible to climb to the top of the pagoda using a stairway to the right of the structure. From there you will have magnificent views of the area with the nearby Hsinbyume Pagoda, several other pagodas, the Irrawaddy river and the mountains to the back of the pagoda. Two large earthquakes did considerable damage to the Mingun Pagoda. During the 1838 earthquake the heads of the giant Chinthes broke off and rolled into the Irrawaddy river. Large cracks appeared in the Paya’s structure

It needs 10 mins and it’s right on the road, somehow really crowded, but the external view is worth a stop! Mammoth structure, leaves in awe and if you climb the top, the view of the sandy river beaches is beautiful! No tickets required here, just take off your shoes and climb up.

An impressive sight and site, Pahtodawgyi distinguishes itself from the rest of Myanmar pagodas by the sheer size of its never finished building. Hailed by some as the largest pile of bricks in the world, this 18th century structure was damaged during an earthquake that took place a few years after the project was abandoned. Go around the building and check out the huge cracks that were caused by the earthquake. They are a testament to its solid construction. Other buildings would have most likely collapsed. Definitely worth the trip from Mandalay. Don't miss crossing the street to check out two giant lion brick sculptures.

Awesome sight to behold! Such an enormous and impressive temple structure, shame it was unfinished. Excellent temple ruins that’s well worth the hour boat ride from Mandalay. The scale is hard to understand until you stand right next to it! Top sight.

(Translated by Google) In the Minggun area, a boat or separate transportation is required to come from Mandalay. Minggun Pagoda is the largest pagoda in Myanmar, and in the past, climbed to the top of Pagoda and looked around, but the earthquake was so damaging that it could not go any further. Overall, you will be overwhelmed in scale rather than artistic, and the viewing time will be better in the morning to avoid the heat. (Original) 밍군지역에 있어 만달레이에서 오려면 배를 타거나 별도의 교통수단이 필요하다. 밍군파고다는 미얀마에서 가장 규모가 큰 파고다이며, 과거에는 파고다의 정상에 올라 주변을 둘러보기도 했으나 지진 등을 훼손이 심하여 더 이상 올라갈 수 없다. 전체적으로 예술적인 면보다는 규모에서 압도 당할 것이며, 관람시간은 더위를 피하는 오전시간이 좋을 것이다.

Nice place to visit and should be combined with a visit to other sites in Mingun. In the past, it was possible to climb on top but they have now stopped it (there's a gate about halfway through the stairs to the top) due to some incidents in the past. There isn't much in the interior to see.

So wonderful! This place is like nothing we've ever seen before, not really much to see inside, but the the deep cracks caused by earthquakes make it so unique and beautiful. Do find the time to walk all around it. We were alone for the most part, especially round the back.

The unfinished temple was a spectacular sight that I am glad I got to witness. No need to go inside as there isn't much there except a small monument. Instead take the time to walk around the outside and escape the bulk of the tourists. Make sure you are in temple clothes to be considerate. We really enjoyed this temple due to its sheer size and beauty.

The biggest pile of bricks in world. Easy to visit by boat. Very, very impressive

Pahtodawgyi is the main attraction of Mingun and one of the main attractions in the Mandalay area. The Mingun Pagoda is an immense brick structure from 1790 that was never finished apparently due to an earthquake. I read that the conditions have worsened recently but in my opinion it is still worth seeing even from a certain distance.

Mingun Pahtodawgyi is an awe-inspiring marvel of architecture and history. This massive, unfinished stupa in Mingun, Myanmar, leaves visitors humbled by its grandeur. Despite being incomplete, its sheer size and intricate design are captivating. Climbing its terraces provides panoramic views of the Irrawaddy River and surrounding area. A visit to Mingun Pahtodawgyi is a journey back in time and an unforgettable experience for any traveler.

Famous incomplete pagoda in mingun. It is impressive because of its sheer size. If completed, It would have been the largest pagoda in Myanmar at 500ft high. However it currently holds the record for being the largest pile of bricks in the world and is famous for the large cracks it developed in the March 1839 earthquake.

The Pahtodawgyi Pagoda is an incomplete monument stupa in Mingun, just north of Mandalay in central Myanmar (Burma). The ruins are the remains of a massive construction project begun in 1790 by King Bodawpaya, using thousands of prisoners of war and slaves. By the time the construction project was abandoned, the pagoda had attained a height of 50 meters, one third of the intended height, then an earthquake in 1839 caused huge cracks to appear on the face of the structure, which can still be seen. [Wikipedia]

It is historic landmark of upper Myanmar with strong background history. Very attractive tourist destination where you must visit during your stay in Myanmar.

Historical and Religious Place. And also incomplete Pagoda. One of the famous religious place and tour attraction area of Myanmar. Local kids are smart in Photo taking. Their skill is amazing.

I visited this amazing monument on 11-12-2019. It's a broken dream. It's wonderful as it stands now itself. We can imagine how astonishing it would be, had it been completed. There should be trained guides in such places. Government should give attention to this point. Not only this unfinished, broken pagoda, the bell mounted at another spot near this, is also striking.

(Translated by Google) A huge archaeological site unlike any other in Myanmar. Feel the rise and fall. Perhaps a mysterious radio wave is emitted from this ruin, a dog sleeping asleep and caught dead caught my eyes. (Original) ミャンマー国内では他に例を見ない巨大な遺跡。栄枯盛衰を感じさせる。 この遺跡から怪電波が出ているのであろうか、バタバタと死んだように眠っている犬がやたら目についた。

(Translated by Google) The view above the pagoda is beautiful. (At this time, I'm not allowed to go up) (Original) ပုထိုးတော်ကြီးအပေါ်က မြင်ကွင်းတွေဟာ အရမ်းကိုလှပပါတယ်။ (အခုချိန်မှာတော့ အပေါ်ကိုတက်ခွင့်မရှိတော့ပါ)

(Translated by Google) Since we went on a day tour with our guide, we drove directly from Mandalay to Mingun. The 50 km journey took about 1.5 hours and en route we had wonderful views, and here and there we caught some nice insights into people's everyday lives. Those who do not arrive by car should take the boat to Mingun. This starts in the morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. in Mandalay at the end of 26th Street and takes about an hour up the Irrawaddy River. The trip costs around 5,000 kyat per person (approx. € 3.30). Important: the last ship back starts at around 1 p.m. The pagoda is very impressive and if it had been finished, it would have been the largest pagoda in the world with a height of 150m. But the builder, King Bodawypaya, died after about 30 years (!) Of construction. The construction was stopped and so it remained with a 50m high plinth. This was then destroyed by an earthquake in 1838, causing deep cracks to penetrate the building. And what can we say, the Mingun Pagoda is really impressive. You can already see this giant pedestal from the Hsinbyume Pagoda and somehow it looks unreal. So big, angular and compact between all the other, delicate temples that stand in this area. If it had been finished, it would have been the largest pagoda in the world with a height of 150m. But it came as it had to come: the builder, King Bodawypaya, died after about 30 years (!) Of construction. The construction was stopped and so it remained with a 50m high plinth. This was then destroyed by an earthquake in 1838, causing deep cracks to penetrate the building and today it is the largest pile of bricks in the world. Well, that's something too. The Mingun Pagoda is really impressive. You can already see this giant pedestal from the Hsinbyume Pagoda and somehow it looks unreal. So big, edgy and squat between all the other delicate temples that stand in this area. (Original) Da wir mit unserem Guide eine Tagestour machten, fuhren wir direkt von Mandalay nach Mingun. Die 50 km lange Fahrt dauerte etwa 1,5 Stunden und unterwegs boten sich uns wunderschöne Blicke, außerdem erhaschten wir hier und da ein paar nette Einblicke in den Alltag der Menschen. Wer nicht mit einem Auto anreist, sollte das Boot nach Mingun nehmen. Diese startet morgens zwischen 8 und 9 Uhr in Mandalay am Ende der 26th Street und fährt etwa eine Stunde den Irrawaddy Fluss hinauf. Die Fahrt kostet etwa 5.000 Kyat pro Person (ca. 3,30€). Wichtig: Das letzte Schiff zurück startet um etwa 13 Uhr. Die Pagode ist sehr beeindruckend und wäre sie zu Ende gebaut worden, wäre sie mit einer Höhe von 150m die größte Pagode der Welt geworden. Aberd der Bauherr, König Bodawypaya, starb nach etwa 30 Jahren (!) Bauzeit. Der Bau wurde gestoppt und so blieb es bei einem etwa 50m hohen Sockel. Dieser wurde dann auch noch 1838 durch ein Erdbeben zerstört, so dass tiefe Risse das Gebäude durchziehen. Und was sollen wir sagen, die Mingun Pagode ist wirklich eindrucksvoll. Bereits von der Hsinbyume Pagode aus kann man diesen Riesensockel sehen und irgendwie wirkt er unwirklich. So groß, kantig und gedrungen zwischen all den anderen, zarten Tempeln, die in diesem Gebiet stehen.Wäre sie zu Ende gebaut worden, wäre sie mit einer Höhe von 150m die größte Pagode der Welt geworden. Aber es kam, wie es kommen musste: Der Bauherr, König Bodawypaya, starb nach etwa 30 Jahren (!) Bauzeit. Der Bau wurde gestoppt und so blieb es bei einem etwa 50m hohen Sockel. Dieser wurde dann auch noch 1838 durch ein Erdbeben zerstört, so dass tiefe Risse das Gebäude durchziehen und er heute als größter Ziegelhaufen der Welt gilt. Na ja, das ist ja auch was. Die Mingun Pagode ist wirklich eindrucksvoll. Bereits von der Hsinbyume Pagode aus kann man diesen Riesensockel sehen und irgendwie wirkt er unwirklich. So groß, kantig und gedrungen zwischen all den anderen, zarten Tempeln, die in diesem Gebiet stehen.

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(Translated by Google) It is the largest and not finished pagoda that has ever been seen. (Original) เป็นเจดีย์ที่สร้างไม่เสร็จและใหญ่ที่สุดที่เคยเห็นมา

(Translated by Google) Unfinished Beauty (1789-1819) Mingun Unfinished Pahtodawgyi Stupa (Original) မၿပီးဆံုးခဲ့ေသာ အလွတရား (၁၇၈၉-၁၈၁၉) Mingun Unfinished Pahtodawgyi Stupa

(Translated by Google) This place has a group of attractions and is an hour and a half away from the center of Mandalay by car (Original) المكان هذا عنده مجموعة من الاماكن السياحية ويبعد عن وسط ماندالاي ساعة ونصف بالسيارة

Half day here and everything is beautiful. Be care about ladies try to sell you postcards and fans..they may grab your shoes and look after it and welcome you back with a big snile and offer stuffs they r selling

Beautiful unfinished temple. It is 1/3 of the height originally planned. Has earthquake marks that make it mesmerizing. It is not possible to go up or inside it. There is only a small worship place inside.

Mingun is one of the many attractions in and around Mandalay. The best way to get there is a boat trip from Mandalay. In the same location you can also see one of the largest bells in the world.

This massive structure is really worth a visit. Actually there are quite lots of things to see in Min Kun Area. We spent the morning visiting Sat Taw Yar Pagoda, Min Kun Pahtodawgyi, Mya Thein Tan Pagoda and Min Kun Bell. Min Kun Pahtodawgyi itself is an amazing architecture with a mysterious story behind. It was the 18th century when it was built, there was a prophecy that if the construction had completed the whole country would have collapsed. That is why the structure was intentionally left unfinished. There is a staircase on the right side of the site that visitors can claim up. Although, the gate on the top is locked, some breathtaking views are there to enjoy!

It's a beautiful historical place, so you should visit it once

Good place

(Translated by Google) We see the goodwill of the Burmese people (Original) မြန်မာတို့ရဲ့စေတနာသဒ္ဓါတရားကို တွေ့မြင်ရသည်

(Translated by Google) The taste of cycling from Mandalay is excellent (Original) မန္တလေးကနေ စက်ဘီးနင်းသွားရတဲ့ အရသာအရမ်းကောင်းတယ်

Gigantic!!! How did people do that?

May the world last forever with the cute ideas and thoughts of those who don't see another collapse.

(Translated by Google) heritage (Original) ရှေးဟောင်းအမွေအနှစ်

Really awesome town worth the visit.

Good, huge heritage

(Translated by Google) Very nice site (Original) אתר יפה מאוד

(Translated by Google) Minwon's biggest highlight. The world's largest phantom stupa (140 meters on a side, 72 meters high) with the aim of creating the world's largest stupa. It is said that a large crack had entered in the 1839 earthquake. A magnificent dream trace overwhelmed by the hugeness of the pedestal alone (Original) ミングォンの最大の見どころ。 コンバウン王朝の王様ボードパヤー王が世界最大の仏塔を作ろうとした世界最大級（一辺140メートル土台の高さ72メートル）の幻の仏塔。 1839年の地震で大きなヒビが入ってしまったそうです。 台座だけでも巨大さに圧倒される壮大な夢の跡

Historical Place built in Kone Baung Era.

Very good for visit outside mandalay. Mingum city.

Beautiful white Pagoda surrounded by small pagodas

One of the favourite place...💙💙💙💙

(Translated by Google) It is a large pagoda that was not finished. (Original) เป็นเจดีย์ขนาดใหญ่ที่ยังสร้างไม่เสร็จ

(Translated by Google) Unfortunately it couldn't be completed because of the earthquake. Above can walk up, but it's been many years. (Original) น่าเสียดายที่ไม่สามารถสร้างให้เสร็จได้เพราะแผ่นดินไหว ข้างบนเดินขึ้นไปได้แต่นั้นก็นานหลายปีแล้ว

(Translated by Google) It is a superb unfinished red brick pagoda. It was to become the largest pagoda in the world before being struck by an earthquake, evidenced by the superb cracks that disfigure it. Really very impressive, one of the most beautiful sites in the region. (Original) C'est une superbe pagode inachevée en briques rouges. Elle devait devenir la plus grande pagode du monde avant d'être frappée par un tremblement de terre, en témoigne les superbes fissures qui la défigurent. Vraiment très impressionnant, un des plus beau sites de la région.

(Translated by Google) The Golden Temple (Original) ရွှေကျင်တိုက်ကြီး

Damage caused by the earthquake

(Translated by Google) I went in July 2016. When I told him that I wanted to go sightseeing only in Mingwon by motorcycle taxi from Mandalay, it was 15000K. I'm just overwhelmed by the big w Looking at other people's reviews, it seems that you can only climb halfway now ... crying I was still able to climb when I was myself ... (Original) 2016年の7月に行きました。 マンダレーからバイタクチャーターしてミングォンだけ観光したいと伝えたら15000Kでした。 ただただデカさに圧倒されますｗ 他の人のクチコミ見てたら現在は途中までしか登れないみたいですね‥‥‥泣 自分の時はまだ登れたんですが‥‥‥。

Beautiful

(Translated by Google) At the end of the 18th century, King Bodoferya began to build the world's best tower to commemorate his ascension, but it is an incomplete tower. At the top, you have to take off your gods and go up, but in summer, the red brick is hot, so it's not usually hot. (Original) 18세기말 보도퍼야 왕이 자신의 즉위를 기념하기 위해 세계제일의 탑을 만들기 시작했으나 완성되지 못한 미완성 탑이다. 정상에는 신을 벗고 올라가야 하는데 여름에는 붉은 벽돌이 햇볕이 달궈져서 보통 뜨거운게 아니다.

Make History

(Translated by Google) Mandela is not attractive by itself, but Mingon is full of charm here. The big stupa slowly appreciates the traces of its years. I also come quickly from the center of the motorbike, and I can freely control the time. Mandela is not attractive by itself, but Mingun is full of charm here. The big stupa slowly appreciates the traces of its years. I also come quickly from the center of the motorcycle to the motorbike, and I can freely control the time. (Original) 曼德拉巿本身毫無吸引力，但敏貢這裡卻充滿魅力，大佛塔繞一圈緩慢的欣賞它的歲月痕跡，我從巿中心駕電單車前來也很快，還可以自由操控時間 Mandela is not attractive by itself, but Mingun is full of charm here. The big stupa slowly appreciates the traces of its years. I also come quickly from the center of the motorcycle to the motorbike, and I can freely control the time.

(Translated by Google) Sincerely spectacular. It is very scenic from a distance, even more fascinating to climb the stairs and experience the spirituality of the place together with the Burmese. It is a very popular temple, in a magnificent setting near the river. (Original) Sinceramente spettacolare. È molto scenografica a distanza, ancora più affascinante salire le scale e vivere la spiritualità del luogo insieme ai birmani. È un tempio molto frequentato, in un contesto magnifico vicino al fiume.

(Translated by Google) Good (Original) ေကာင္း

(Translated by Google) Construction (Original) ​ေဆာက္​လုပ္​​ေရး

Ominous old temple that’s impressive for its size alone.

Very nice though incmplite

(Translated by Google) It is an ancient Buddhist temple with a very striking appearance. Despite being very damaged with incredible cracks that pierce the monument from the top to the ground it exudes an indescribable charm and conveys an incredible emotion. Here it seems to be in another dimension. Very nice to go around it slowly to admire above all the refinement in the creation of portals that give the squat building a very light appearance ... (Original) E' un antico tempio buddista dall'aspetto molto suggestivo. Pur essendo molto danneggiato con incredibili crepe che trafiggono il monumento dalla sommità fino a terra emana un fascino indescrivibile e trasmette un'emozione incredibile. Qui sembra di essere in un'altra dimensione. Molto bello girarvi intorno lentamente per ammirarne soprattutto la raffinatezza nella realizzazione di portali che conferiscono al tozzo edificio un aspetto molto leggero...

1hr distance from mandalay. U can get tricycle or waterbus.This is the biggest temple of minkun. Heir price for tricycle is 30000 kyats from mandalay.

(Translated by Google) Heritage (Original) ရှေးဟောင်းအမွေအနှစ်ပါ

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The unfinished stupa was located at Mingun village along the eastern bank of the Irrawaddy river.Built by King Bodaw Paya, the King of Amarapura in 1790 and one of the four major projrect. It was nominated measurements were 150m in height and 137m in width but 50m was finished. It was severely damaged by earthquake in 1839. Now a day It was recognized as a tourist site in Mingun.

(Translated by Google) Unfinished stupa (Original) 没建完的佛塔