Great Bell of Dhammazedi
Bronze bell in modern-day Yangon, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (Burmese: ဓမ္မစေတီခေါင်းလောင်းကြီး [dəma̰zèdì kʰáʊɰ̃láʊɰ̃ dʑí]) was a bronze bell, believed to be the largest bell ever cast. It was cast on 5 February 1484 by order of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu, and presented to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Dagon (today's Yangon, Myanmar).[1]
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ဓမ္မစေတီခေါင်းလောင်းကြီး | |
Location | Sunk beneath Yangon River |
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Type | Temple bell |
Material | bronze [citation needed] |
Opening date | 5 February 1484 |
Dedicated to | Shwedagon Pagoda |
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