The Bad Luck Gate, Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

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Locals named "The Bad Luck Temple", and some of them won't cross trough this gate. Dhammayangyi Temple is the most massive structure in Bagan. It was built by King Narathu (1167-70), who was also known as Kalagya Min, the 'king killed by Indians'. After murdering his own king father, Narathu ascended the throne of Bagan and due to that, he built this temple. It is said that he oversaw the construction himself and that masons were excecuted if a needle could be pushed between bricks they had laid. But he never completed the construction because he was assassinated in this very temple.

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Location: The Bad Luck Gate, Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia
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