| King Bodawpaya who had planned the building of the greatest pagoda in the world, died before this magnificient work was completed. However, today it is possible to see the impressive remains of its foundations, of a chinthe and the huge bell, of a chinthe and the huge bell, claimed to be the largest hung,uncracked bell in the world weighing 55,555 viss (90 tons), which were the only part of the plan that was not carried out. A view of the life in the villages – fishing, laundering, bullock carts, corn fields and market boats - by the banks can be seen closeup by a pleasant boat trip on the river. |
