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Shwezigon Pagoda Bell

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Location
  
Bagan, Myanmar

Material
  
Copper 3423 kg

Dedicated to
  
Shwezigon Pagoda

Type
  
Temple Bell

Opening date
  
23 May 1557

The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား ခေါင်းလောင်း) is a temple bell located at the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar. The 3423 kg bell was dedicated to the pagoda by King Bayinnaung of Toungoo Dynasty in 1557. The inscriptions on the bell in Burmese, Mon, and Pali describe the important events of the first six years of his reign.

References

Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Wikipedia