🏯 Mingalazedi Pagoda

Mingalazedi Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bagan, in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. Construction started in 1274 during the reign of King Narathihapate. The pagoda is one of the few temples in Bagan with a full set of glazed terra-cotta tiles depicting the Jataka. The pagoda was built in brick and contains several terraces leading to large pot-shaped stupa at its centre, topped by a bejewelled umbrella (hti). Mingalazedi Pagoda was built a few years before the First Burmese Empire was pillaged by the Mongols.