Mingun Paya

World's largest pile of bricks. A king wanted to make this three times higher but he died too soon, much to the relief of the slaves building it.

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Vegas is Lying.

April 2nd 2006
Allright, so where the hell is this Mandalay Bay? We're a couple hundred kilometers inland. I asked around and the explanation I got is that there is another Mandalay somewhere in the world with a bay, but I think they're wrong. This is it. So Mandalay sounds like the most wonderfully exotic place ever, but its pretty much a dump. Its dusty and ugly (and when someone from OKC calls a city ugl ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more

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