Burma / Myanmar: The massive bulk of the unfinished stupa of Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple), Sagaing District, near Mandalay. The Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Temple) was built in 1790 by King Bodawpaya (1745 - 1819) the sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty. The enormous stupa was never completed and today stands at a height of 50m (164 ft). It was originally intended to be the tallest stupa in the world at a height of 150m (490 ft).

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