Mingun Bell

Mingun Bell
မင်းကွန်း ခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး
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22°03′11″N 96°01′04″E / 22.052972°N 96.017778°E / 22.052972; 96.017778
LocationMingun, Sagaing Region
TypeTemple Bell
Materialbronze
90,718 kg
Beginning date1808
Completion date1810
Dedicated toMingun Pagoda

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.