the mingun stupa, mandalay, myanmar

1790 ancient architecture asia asian attraction background bodawpaya brick buddhism buddhist building burma burmese central colossal construction culture earthquake exterior famous gigantic horizontal incomplete irrawaddy king landmark large mandalay massive mingun monument myanmar northwest old outdoor pagoda pahtodawgyi paya place project red religion religious remains river ruined ruins structure stupa temple tourism tourist traditional travel uncompleted view