Myanmar is known as the Buddha State, the country of the Vantaa, and the city is the most popular Buddhist temple. If you see so many pagodas, which is the most impressive, I must say that it must be the Dama Yangji pagoda, which also has an alias "Doom Tower", even it is actually a semi-finished product, even the top of the tower is not completed. However, this is such a magnificent decoration, a full-brick tower of the Buddha, which brought me a deep shock. Dama Yangji Tower is the largest pagoda in the Bagan Tower group, and it is also an outstanding representative of the brick tower architecture. You can see this red brick temple from all directions of Bagan. Without a tower, it looks like a pyramid from afar, so it is also called the "pyramid" of Bagan. No matter from which point of view, the whole brick tower is very heavy, compared to other temples, there is no gold decoration, it seems more vicissitudes, touching every brick and stone, as if you can hear the echo of history. This Dama Yangji Buddha is also the best place to take retro portraits. Standing in the middle of the tall cloister, it feels like walking out of the painting. Legend: Dama Yangji Buddha is said to be a cruel tower. The builder, King Narathu (45th king of the Bagan dynasty), was brutal and unusual. Dama Yangji was also built to redeem his father, Alaungsithu, and brother. It is extremely demanding to build the pagoda, if the brick cracks are slightly less tight, it will cut off the craftsman's fingers, so the tower is still placed with the torture equipment of the time. As a result, in 1170, the tower was assassinated before the king was completed, and the construction has been suspended since then, and the top of the tower has not been repaired. The guide also said that it is best to enter the tower at noon when the sun is full, because the tower is actually too many souls and with unfinished atonement mission. ❤ Regarding this pagoda, there are various rumors, so far it has not been repaired on a large scale, experienced the 1975 earthquake, but it is one of the few large pagodas in Bagan area that have been unscathed, nearly 900 years of history, and still firmly standing on the Bagan Plain. Perhaps the monarch who built him was a cruel king, but history and rumors will eventually fade away with the years. Those who have done their own good will say that the picturesque scenery and peace are the best merit. Travel guide information: Tickets are included in the Bagan attraction pass, the pass price is $20, you can buy when entering Bagan City.