THE KING PUNISHED by Mousson
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Il était une fois un roi, le roi Bodawpaya ( d´accord, ces rois birmans ont tous des noms à coucher dehors, ce n´est pas ma faute...) qui vecut au début du 19 éme siécle. Il a decidé de construire le plus gigantesque batiment au monde. Faut dire que les rois n´avaient pas beaucoup à faire et passaient leur temps a inventer des lubies de ce genre. Surtout que c´est les autres qui bossaient, ils traçaient les plans.
L´edifice gigantesque montait, montait... Jusqu´à que le roi meurre en 1819 et un terrible tremblement de terre ebranle l´edifice en 1838. Il a provoqué une fente qui a compromis la construction pour toujours.
On dit que le roi a été chatié par son manque de modestie. Je ne suis pas responsable pour la veracité des légendes birmanes. D´abord, elles sont terriblement compliqués et de toute façon je ne peux pas vérifier.
Vous croyez ou pas, mais l´édifice est là, à Mingun. La fente aussi. Et ils sont enormes, tous les deux.
Once upon a time ... there was a king, the king Bodawpaya ( Ok, these Burmese kings have impossible manes, but it's not my fault ...) who lived in the early 19 th century. He decided to build the largest building in the world. The Kings did not have much to do, and spent their time inventing this kind of thing. Mostly because is the others who worked, , they only drew up the plans.
The gigantic edifice rising, rising ... Until that the king die in 1819, and a terrible earthquake compromise the structure of building in 1838. It led to a slot which condemned the building forever.
The people say that the king has been condemned by his lack of modesty. I am not responsible for the veracity of Burmese legends.
First they are terribly complicated and anyway I can not verify.
You believe it or not, but the building is there, in Mingun. The slot also. And they are enormous, both.
Comments (68)
deevee
Great tale!
stolta
Woooowwww, great very big and beautiful really spes well done!!!!5++++++++
elisheba
une photographie tout simplement hallucinante :)
Janiss
Non seulement je te crois mais de plus, bien que les "rois" n'existent plus.... l'humanité a-t-elle changé????? :-((( Rosely, tu ne cesse de m'enchanter... par tes superbes clichés et tes textes, ha ces textes... on en redemande, encore et encore.... ma reporter "de vie" préférée!;-)
SSoffia
hermosa captura amiga :)
NekhbetSun
It does look BIG !!! great capture and info !
Ionel
A very impressive building indeed!
frankie96
The man by the entrance really gives perspective as to the size of this..impressive..
amlondono
BELLiSIMA FOTO .
SandDancr
It almost looks like they carved a mountain into submission. Terrific shot!
sharky_
I can imagine the roof falling on you with an earthquake of this magnitude and size. The crack is huge to this wonderful building. Thanks for the Once Upon a Time and capture. I really enjoy. Aloha
OrphanedSoul
WOW I always wanted to see this, thank you great image!
goodoleboy
Woweee! What beautiful reddish stratification, interrupted only by the huge vertical crack, M! Can't they fill in and patch up the crack?
jakiesnannie
Facinating story, and moving photo..
LudyMelltSekher
Hola mi linda, Espléndida fotografía, Impresionante!! Felicitaciones con todo mi corazón!! Un millón de estrellas y rosas de mi parte ****@>--->--- @>--->--- @>--->--- Feliz día y Abrazo y beso en tu corazón. Bendiciones luminosas Ludy<---<---<@
three_grrr
Wow! Stunning in it's magnitude!
lizzibell
nice capture...
mikeerson
this building entrance I've seen before... I'm guessing in your gallery. was the building carved out of a mountain side or built? Does it have a roof? and does it have electricity now? I think I see a light in the doorway.
Chipka
WOW. This is an utterly fascinating image. I've always loved such architecture! There is a lot of it in Burma, and I'd also love to see Petra in Jordan, which is similar in some small ways. Your capture here is well done, and you've captured the colors of the environment beautifully! I can tell you enjoyed your journey to this place because you captured it with such grace! Fantastic work! I love it!
auntietk
Great story, great photograph! Thanks for the additional information - I always appreciate it!
aquablue
Il était une fois.......j'aime bien quand ça commence comme ça ;o) mais là ça a mal fini !!! il y en a qui n'ont toujours pas compris l'histoire de BABEL c'est superbe tes histoires..............et tes photos........ de toute façon on est tellement dépaysé !!!!
jif3d
That sure is a serious earthquake crack, those people in the entrance are either very brave or very dumb ! I like the contrasting interior white to the dusky outer, very kool and grand building capture ! LOL & ~Cheers~ :o)
Valerie-Ducom
Hahaha, tu me fais rire ma grande avec tes commentaires et c'est vrai que ce roi a un nom pas mal du tout !!! Par contre cet endroit à l'air d'être un délice pour tous photographes et quel temple !!! Merci l'agence Travel Mousson :))) Bisous ma grande :D
PIERRE25
Nous continuons de voyager grace à toi avec tes superbes photos et magnifiques commentaires, bravo Rosely, tu nous enchante!!!
MUSEWORX
Tremendous architecture!
velasco
Impresionante construccion del templo tallado en la montaña. Me recuerda a otra construccion similar en Petra. La historia es muy bonita.
artaddict2
magnificent! thanks for the story, i love reading them.
carlx
Awesome and fantastic place!!!!!!
tallpindo
What is, is.
SecondChoice
very impressive thanks for sharing!