Great Bell of Dhammazedi
ဓမ္မစေတီခေါင်းလောင်းကြီး | |
A 19th-century depiction of the Great Bell of Dhammazedi at the Shwedagon Pagoda | |
| Location | Sunk beneath Yangon River |
|---|---|
| Type | Temple bell |
| Material | bronze |
| Opening date | 5 February 1484 |
| Dedicated to | Shwedagon Pagoda |
The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (Burmese: ဓမ္မစေတီခေါင်းလောင်းကြီး [dəma̰zèdì kʰáʊɰ̃láʊɰ̃ dʑí]) was a bronze bell, believed to be the largest bell ever cast. It was cast on 5 February 1484 by order of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu, and presented to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Dagon (today's Yangon, Myanmar).