Yangon City Heritage List

The Yangon City Heritage List is a list of man-made landmarks in Yangon, Myanmar, so designated by the city government, Yangon City Development Committee.^[1] The list consists of 188 structures (as of 2001), and is largely made up of mostly religious structures and British colonial-era buildings. The list is presented by the township in which the structures are located. In 2010, the Ministry of Culture further announced that 16 ancient pagodas in Yangon Division are recognized as cultural heritage sites, effective 10 February 2010. The Shwedagon Pagoda is recognized as both an Ancient Monument Zone and Protected and Preserved Zone. The other 15 are listed as Ancient Monument Zone.^[2]

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Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Bogyoke Aung San Museum	Museum	25 Bogyoke Museum Lane
Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda	Pagoda	Shwegondaing Lane
Guanyin San Buddhist Sasana Center	Chinese Temple	136 West Shwegondaing Lane
Guanyin Si Chinese Buddhist Monastery	Chinese Buddhist Monastery	58 Arzarni Lane
Hou San Si Chinese Temple	Chinese Temple	160 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Mayor's Residence (Old)	Hotel	21 Pearl Lane	Now, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel
Mayor's Guest House (Old)	Hotel	22 Pearl Lane	Now, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel
Ministry of Culture Building	Office	131 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Ngadatgyi Pagoda	Pagoda	Shwegondaing Lane
Taingtaya Monastery Compound of Ngadatgyi Monastery	Monastery
Zhonghuasi Chinese Buddhist Nunnery	Chinese Buddhist Convent	69 Old Yedashe Lane

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
BEHS 2 Botataung	School	152 Bo Myat Tun Road	formerly, St. Phillips’ Diocesan School
BEHS 4 Botataung	School	300 Theinbyu Road	formerly, St. Mary's Convent School
BEHS 6 Botataung	School	Anawrahta Road	formerly, St. Paul's English High School
Botataung Pagoda	Pagoda	Strand Road
Siyin Baptist Church	Church	152 Bo Myat Tun Road	formerly St Philip's Church (Anglican)
Compressor Station		233-239 Maha Bandula Road
Ministers' Office	Government office	300 Theinbyu Road	Where Gen. Aung San was assassinated in 1947. Built in 1905.^[4]
Printing & Publishing Enterprise		228 Theinbyu Road
St. Mary's Cathedral	Church	372 Bo Aung Kyaw Road	Largest cathedral in Myanmar

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
BEHS 1 Dagon	School	57 Alanpyapaya Road	Former Methodist English High School
BEHS 2 Dagon	School	353 Myoma Kyaung Lane	Former Myoma National High School, Built in 1922.^[4]
Department of Public Health Laboratory	Health clinic	35 Mawgundaik Lane
Diplomatic Residence Compound	Housing	82 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue (Corner of Pyay Road)
Eindawya Pagoda	Pagoda	Myoma Kyaung Lane
India House	Office	35 Diplomat Avenue
Kyargu Monastery	Monastery	49 Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Maha Wizaya Pagoda	Pagoda	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Methodist English Church	Church	65 Alanpyapaya Road
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Office	37 Diplomat Avenue
National Archives Department	Office	114 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue
St. Gabriel's Church	Church	64 Shwedagon Pagoda Road
St. John's Catholic Church	Church	25 Mawgundaik Lane (Corner of Shwedagon Pagoda Road)
Sein Yaungchi Pagoda	Pagoda	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Shwedagon Pagoda	Pagoda	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Yahanda Ordination Hall	Temple	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Zafar Shah Darga		6 Ziwaka Lane

Structure	Type	Address
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Institute Headquarters	Office
BEHS 1 Insein	School	Mingyi Road
Criminal Investigation Department (CID)	Office	Lower Mingaladon Road
Government Technical Institute, Insein	College	Lower Mingaladon Road
Insein General Hospital	Hospital	Mingyi Road
Su Paung Yon Office Complex	Office	Mingyi Road

Structure	Type	Address
Judson Chapel	Church	Yangon University Estate
Universities Buddhist Center (Dhammayon)		University Avenue
Universities Sanatorium		University Avenue
Yangon University Arts Hall	University	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Ava Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Bago Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Convocation Hall	University	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Dagon Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Inya Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Nawaday Hall	University dormitory	Thaton Lane
Yangon University Pinya Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Pyay Hall	University dormitory	Pyay Road
Yangon University Sagaing Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Sciences Hall	University	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Sciences Hall	University	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Shwebo Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Tagaung Hall	University dormitory	Pyay Road
Yangon University Thaton Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate
Yangon University Thiri Hall	University dormitory	Yangon University Estate

Yangon City Heritage List

Ahlon

Bahan

Botataung

Dagon

Hlaing

Insein

Kamayut

Kyauktada

Kyimyindaing

Lanmadaw

Latha

Mayangon

Mingala Taungnyunt

North Okkalapa

Pabedan

Pazundaung

Sanchaung

Tamwe

Thingangyun

Yankin

References

External links

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Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Yangon Stock Exchange	Government office	24-26 Sule Pagoda Road	Former Reserve Bank of India building, built in 1936.^[5]
Central Fire Station	Government office	137-139 Sule Pagoda Road	Formerly the Rangoon Municipality Central Fire Station.^[6]
General Post Office		39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road (and Merchant Road)
Central Naval Hydrographic Depot	Government office	55-61 Strand Road
City Hall	Government office	Maha Bandula Road	Built in 1927.^[4]
Custom House		132 Strand Road	Built in 1916 by John Begg.^[7]
Emmanuel Baptist Church (Yangon, Myanmar)	Church	411 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Fire Services	Government office	127-133 Sule Pagoda Road
Department of Information and Public Relations	Government office	22-24 Pansodan Road
Department of Immigration and Registration	Government office	416 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Internal Revenue	Government office	55-61 Pansodan Road	Formerly the Rander House, built in 1936.^[8]
Department of Labour	Government office	138-158 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Pensions	Government office	27 Bank Street
Embassy of Australia	Embassy	88 Strand Road
Embassy of India	Embassy	545-547 Merchant Road (and 36th Street)	Formerly the Oriental Life Assurance Building, built in 1914.^[9]
Embassy of UK	Embassy	80 Strand Road	Former headquarters of the Scottish firm J&F Graham & Company, Built in 1900.^[10]
Embassy of USA	Embassy	581 Merchant Road
High Court Building	Court	89-133 Pansodan Road	Former High Court building, built in 1911 by James Ransome.^[4]
Inland Water Transport		44-54 Pansodan Road	Formerly the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company headquarters, built in 1933.^[11]
Methodist Church	Church	239 Seikkantha Road
Ministry of Hotel and Tourism	Government office	77-91 Sule Pagoda Road	Formerly the Fytche Square Building
Myanma Agricultural and Village Tract Development Bank		526-532 Merchant Road	Formerly the A. Scott & Company Building, built in 1902.^[12]
Myanma Economic Bank	Government office	564 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Merchant Road)
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-2 and Savings Bank Branch-4	Government office	27-41 Pansodan Road	Formerly the Bibby Line Building.^[13]
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-3	Government office	15-19 Sule Pagoda Road (and Strand Road)	Formerly the Bank of Bengal, built in 1914.^[14]
Myanma Export Import Enterprise	Government office	579 Merchant Road (and Maha Bandula Garden Street)
Myanma Insurance	Government office	142-144 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Industrial Development Bank	Government office	26-42 Pansodan Road
Myanma Insurance (Fire & Engineering)	Government office	128-132 Pansodan Road
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications	Government office	125-133 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)	Former Central Telegraph Office. Built in 1917 by John Begg.
Myanma Port Authority	Government office	2-20 Pansodan Road	Built in 1920.^[4]
Science & Technology Division, Cybermec		550-552 Merchant Road
Strand Hotel	Hotel	92 Strand Road	Built in 1896.^[4]
Sule Pagoda	Pagoda	Sule Pagoda Road
Sunni Jamah Bengali Mosque	Mosque	93 Sule Pagoda Road
Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque	Mosque	224-228 35th Street
Yangon Division Office Complex	Government office	56-66 Bank Street	Old Police Commissioner's Office
Yangon Division Statistics Office	Government office	22-34 Bank Street
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil)	Court	1 Pansodan Road	Formerly the Accountant-General's Office.^[15]

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
BEHS 1 Lanmadaw	School	120–140 Minye Kyawswa Street	Former St. John's High School
BEPS 6 Lanmadaw	School	183–185 Lanmadaw Road
Hashin Casin Patil Trust Mosque	Mosque	61–63 Wardan Street
Lanmadaw Township Office of Electrical Engineers	Office	568 Strand Road
Myanmar Baptist Church Union	Church	143 Minye Kyawswa Street
University of Medicine 1, Yangon Lanmadaw Campus	University	245 Lanmadaw Road	Formerly Rangoon College, built in 1927.^[16]
Yangon Central Women's Hospital	Hospital	Minye Kyawswa Street	Former Dufferin Hospital

Structure	Type	Address
Bethlehem Lutheran Church	Church	181-183 Theinbyu Road
Kandawgalay Mosque	Mosque	106 Upper Pansodan Road
Methodist Association Headquarters	Church	20-22 Alanpyapaya Road
St. Anthony's Church	Church	24 Upper Pansodan Road
Sri Hanuman Temple	Hindu Temple	21 Kanyeiktha Lane
Sri Marian Temple	Hindu Temple	Corner of Daw Thein Tin Lane and 94th Street
Sri Nagarthan Sulamani Hindu Temple	Hindu Temple	57 Factory Lane
Three-Corner Mosque	Mosque	35 Upper Pansodan Road
Yangon Central railway station	Railway station	Kunchan Lane

Structure	Type	Address
M A Mamsa Mosque	Mosque	161 Kyaikkasan Road
Masedi Khan Sunni Jamah Mosque	Mosque	356 Kyaikkasan Road
St. Francis' Catholic Church	Church	131 Kyaikkasan Road