Mingun Bell
Bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mingun Bell (မင်းကွန်းခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး [mɪ́ɰ̃ɡʊ́ɰ̃ kʰáʊɰ̃láʊɰ̃ dɔ̀ dʑí]) is a bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is located approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Mandalay on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was the heaviest functioning bell in the world at several times in history.
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မင်းကွန်း ခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး | |
22.052972°N 96.017778°E / 22.052972; 96.017778 | |
Location | Mingun, Sagaing Region |
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Type | Temple Bell |
Material | bronze 90,718 kg |
Beginning date | 1808 |
Completion date | 1810 |
Dedicated to | Mingun Pagoda |
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