Mingun Pahtodawgyi ruins, Mingun, Myanmar (© David Santiago Garcia/Aurora Photos)

【April 29 2014】In 1790, King Bodawpaya ordered the construction of a large Buddhist temple near Mingun, a village outside Mandalay in what is now Myanmar. Prisoners of war and slaves were conscripted to build the temple, but Bodawpaya's own people didn't like the toll the massive project put on the general population. Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..