Mingala Zedi

Site common name	Mingala Zedi
Type of artwork	Architecture
Province/City	Bagan
State	Mandalay
Country	Myanmar
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 21.161111 Long : 94.857778

History of production	This stupa was constructed during the reign of King Narasihapati, the last king of independent Pagan. The legend narrates that there was a prophecy that Pagan would come to the end if this stupa is completed. Therefore the Stupa was left unfinished for sometime. After the construction was continued, the Mongols invaded Pagan and the city has come to the end.
Art	Mingala Zedi follows the normal convention of the Pure Burmese Stupa in Pagan art. The lowest portion is the triple bases in multi-angled plan decorated with Jātaka terra-cotta plaques. The staircases at every cardinal direction, the circumambulatory paths and the corner miniature stupas are provided. The bell-shaped element is ornamented with the central band and the triangular pattern. The Harmikā isa omitted. The spire comprises the rings and the lotus-bud-liked pinnacle. Interestingly, the style of this stupa resembles to that of Shwezigon testifying that Shwezigon seems to be the prototype of several stupas in Burmese art, including Mingalazedi.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Pagan
Age	10th-12th century A.D.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali