A Novice nun ringing the great bell, at one time the world's largest working bell in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Southeast Asia

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The bronze bell was commissioned in 1808 by Bodawpaya and weighs 90 tonnes. The bell is 13ft high and 16ft across at the lip and was the world's largest ringable bell for many years, but now the giant bell of Pingdingshan, China is larger

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Size: 3930px × 5888px
Location: located in Mingun, Sagaing Region,
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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