Mingalazedi Pagoda

Mingalazedi Pagoda. This pagoda was built in 1284 A.D. by Narathihapati, and is noted for its beautiful glazed terracotta tiles with Myanmar legends around the terraces. It stands on a low square basement with a broad staircase on each side. The comer stupas on the three terraces take the form of a kalasa pot. It has fine proportions and indicates the high watermark of Myanmar religious architecture, because it was constructed a few years before the subversion of the Bagan Empire by the Mongols.

Beautiful glazed plaques depicting in relief 550 Jataka stories

Minglazedi which used to be a very popular place for sunset watching

Mingalazedi Pagoda is over 40 meters tall

Mingalazedi Pagoda

(Source: myanmars.net)