Mingun Pahtodawgyi
| Mingun Pahtodawgyi | |
|---|---|
မင်းကွန်းပုထိုးတော်ကြီး | |
Mingun Pahtodawgyi from the southeast | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Mingun, Sagaing Region |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°03′03″N 96°01′3″E / 22.05083°N 96.01750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | King Bodawpaya |
| Completed | 1790 |
The Mingun Pahtodawgyi (မင်းကွန်းပုထိုးတော်ကြီး, IPA: [mɪ́ɰ̃ɡʊ́ɰ̃ patʰóu dɔ̀ dʑí]) is an incomplete monument stupa in Mingun, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Mandalay in Sagaing Region in central Myanmar (formerly Burma). The ruins are the remains of a massive construction project begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790 which was intentionally left unfinished. The Pahtodawgyi is seen as the physical manifestation of Bodawpaya's well-known eccentricities. He set up an observation post on an island off Mingun to personally supervise the construction of the temple.