Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 142

• December 3, 2016 01:26:52 Sue Bryant

  The largest being at Moscow in Russia, but

  this is  truly a marvellous bell & 50 men can

  stand udner it quite easily. It is called the

  Mindoon Bell & is made of solid Brass & although

  not knowing the real weight it must have weighed

  at the very least 80 tons & is something that is

  really worth seeing after leaving this we went to

  see a Pagoda which is now in Ruins, if this pagoda

  has been completed it would have undoubtedly

  have been by far the largest in the World. It was

  only about 1/3 built when it was shattered by an

  Earthquake & if this is the results of an Earthquake

  then I never want to be in an Earthquake. It

  is really wonderful to see the great cracks torn in

  the solid masonry & great blocks of masonry

  weighing scores of tones have been thrown for

  scores of yards. The structure in itself is

  simply immense. I have never seen such a

  massive piece of building in my travels

  before & I must say that it is simply

  wonderful & also marvellous how they have got

  the Great massive pieces of stone up to the

  height they have considering that the time this

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