List of tallest buildings in Myanmar

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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Myanmar. The list includes habitable buildings standing at or above 90 meters (295 feet) but excludes other structures above 90 meters such as the Yeywa Dam, the Laykyun Sekkya Buddha Statue, the Shwemawdaw Pagoda, etc. For other tallest structures, see List of tallest structures in Myanmar.

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All of Myanmar's tallest buildings are high rises. The country does not have a skyscraper—i.e. one at least 150 meters tall as defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and Emporis. [1] [2] Most of the tallest buildings are located in Yangon where zoning regulations restrict the maximum height of buildings to 127 meters (417 feet) above sea level, [3] [4] in order to prevent buildings from overtaking the Shwedagon Pagoda. [5] The first ever attempt to build a skyscraper in the country—a 195-meter (640-foot) tower in downtown Yangon— [6] faced intense opposition by local conservationists, and was cancelled in 2014. [7]

Tallest buildings

The following list ranks completed buildings in Myanmar that stand about 90 meters (295 feet) or taller based on the estimates by Emporis, unless otherwise stated. Because of the Emporis estimates, the list may not be fully accurate—in terms of inclusion and rankings. (Emporis estimates the height of buildings based on the number of floors; as a result, buildings with the same number of floors—regardless of the type (office or residential)—are estimated at the same height. [note 1] ) Height estimates are denoted in italics.

The list may not be up-to-date.

RankNameImageLocationHeight:
m (ft)		FloorsYearNotesReferences
1 Diamond Inya Palace
Diamond Inya Palace.jpg
Yangon 122 m (400 ft)342019 [8]
2 M Tower
Hledan center.jpg
Yangon 111.2 m (365 ft)272020 [9] [10]
=2 Grand Park Hotel Mandalay 111.2 m (365 ft)312019Tallest building in Mandalay [8] [11]
4 Golden City Tower I
Golden City, Yangon.jpg
Yangon 109.7 m (360 ft)332016Tallest buildings in Myanmar (2016–2019) [12] [13]
Golden City Tower II
Golden City Tower III
Golden City Tower IV
Golden City Tower V 2018Tallest buildings in Myanmar (2018–2019) [12] [13] [14]
Golden City Tower VI
Golden City Tower VII
11 Times City Office Tower I
Times City Yangon.jpg
Yangon 105 m (344 ft)252019 [note 2]
12Lotte Hotel Yangon Residences
Lotte Hotel Yangon.jpg
Yangon 104 m (341 ft)292017 [8]
12= Sedona Hotel Inya Wing
Sedona Hotel, Yangon.jpg
Yangon 104 m (341 ft)292016Tallest building in Myanmar in 2016 [8]
14 Sakura Tower
Sakura Tower, Yangon, Myanmar.jpg
Yangon 100 m (328 ft)201999Tallest building in Myanmar 1999–2016 [15]
15Kaba Aye Executive Residence
Kaba Aye Executive Residence.jpg
Yangon 97 m (318 ft)272016 [8]
15=Paragon Residence
Paragon Residence.jpg
Yangon 97 m (318 ft)272018 [8]
15= Myanmar Plaza I
Myanmar Plaza.jpg
Yangon 97 m (318 ft)272015 [8]
Myanmar Plaza II
15=The Central Tower I Yangon 97 m (318 ft)272020Kaba Aye Pagoda Road [16] [17]
20 Kanthaya Center Office Tower
Kanthaya Center.jpg
Yangon 92.4 m (303 ft)222019 [note 3]
21 Star City I Thanlyin 91 m (299 ft)282019 [note 4]
Star City II
23Pyay Garden Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252013 [18] [19]
23= Centrepoint Office Tower
Pabedan Yangon downtown IMG 20180407 131611 sule road Yangon.jpg
Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252012 [8]
Pullman Centrepoint Hotel 2014
23= Man Myanmar Plaza I Man Myanmar Plaza Mandalay.jpg Mandalay 90 m (295 ft)252014Tallest buildings in Mandalay, 2014–2019 [8]
Man Myanmar Plaza II
23= Kanthaya Center IV
Kanthaya Center.jpg
Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252019 [20]
23=Pan Pacific Hotel
Pan Pacific Hotel.jpg
Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252017 [20]
23=Crystal Residences
Crystal Residences.jpg
Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252017 [20]
23=Kanbe Tower A Yangon 90 m (295 ft)252020 [21]
Kanbe Tower B
Kanbe Tower C

Tallest under construction

The list below covers the buildings under construction that will be 90 meters or taller. Height estimates are denoted in italics, and are sourced from Emporis unless otherwise stated. Given the dynamic nature of the topic, the list may not be up to date, and is likely incomplete.

NameImageLocationHeight:
m (ft)		FloorsYear (est.)NotesReferences
Lake Suites I Yangon 114.8 m (377 ft)322021Phase 2 of Myanmar Plaza development
broke ground in 2016		 [note 5]
Lake Suites II
Lake Suites III
Emerald Bay I Yangon  ?3220222x32-story buildings; 3x29-story buildings [note 6]
Emerald Bay II
Inno City III Yangon 108.8 m (357 ft)302021 [note 7]
Inno City IV
Inno City V
Inno City I Yangon 104 m (341 ft)292021 [22]
Inno City II
Emerald Bay III Yangon  ?2920222x32-story buildings; 3x29-story buildings [note 8]
Emerald Bay IV
Emerald Bay V
Kajima Garden Hotel Yangon  ?29Hotel plus a 22-story hotel and a 21-story office [23]
Infinity Condominium Yangon 100.5 m (330 ft)282021 [22]
Sea View Condominium III Myeik  ?28Phase 1 (2x22, 2x28) of the overall 12-building complex
Phase 2 (8x32) not yet started		 [24] [25]
Sea View Condominium IV
The Central Tower II Yangon 97 m (318 ft)272021Kaba Aye Pagoda Road [17]
The Central Tower III
The Central Tower IV
68 Residence Yangon 93 m (305 ft)262020At Saya San and Kaba Aye Pagoda Roads [17]
Peninsula Residences Yangon 93 m (305 ft)26Burma Railway Headquarters redevelopment [26]
Landmark Towers III 2021 [20]
Landmark Towers IV 90 m (295 ft)25

Timeline of tallest buildings

The tallest non-religious building before 1996 was Asia Plaza Hotel, built in Yangon in 1988, which is estimated to be about 57.5 metres (189 ft) [27] or 58.5 metres (192 ft) tall. [28]

The timeline below may be incomplete. Height estimates are denoted in italics.

NameImageLocationHeight:
m (ft)		FloorsYears as tallestNotesReferences
Ananda Temple
Ananda-Temple-2.JPG
Bagan 51 m (167 ft)21105–115051 meters without the hti spire; pinnacle height is higher [29]
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Bagan 2019 12.jpg
Bagan 66 m (217 ft)51150/51–1996Tallest temple in Bagan [note 9]
Sule Shangri-La Hotel
Central Business District 05.jpg
Yangon 80.5 m (264 ft)221996–1999Formerly, Traders Hotel [30] [31]
Sakura Tower
Sakura Tower, Yangon, Myanmar.jpg
Yangon 100 m (328 ft)201999–2016 [note 10]
Sedona Hotel Inya Wing
Sedona Hotel, Yangon.jpg
Yangon 104 m (341 ft)292016 [8] [note 11]
Golden City Tower I
Golden City, Yangon.jpg
Yangon 109.7 m (360 ft)332016–2019Phase 1 [12] [13]
Golden City Tower II
Golden City Tower III
Golden City Tower IV
Golden City Tower V 2018–2019Phase 2 [13] [14] [note 12]
Golden City Tower VI
Golden City Tower VII
Diamond Inya Palace
Diamond Inya Palace.jpg
Yangon 122 m (400 ft)342019–present [8]

See also

External sources

Notes

  1. ↑ See Emporis's estimates for Yangon buildings here: [usurped] .
  2. ↑ Emporis "Tallest Buildings in Yangon". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) estimates 90 m but according to iMyanmar House each office floor is 4.2 meters high, meaning the building is at least 105 meters tall.
  3. ↑ Emporis "Tallest Buildings in Yangon". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) estimates Kanthaya Center 1's height as 82.5 meters but according to iMyanmar House each floor is 4.2 meters high, and the office building consists of 22 above ground floors, meaning the building is at least 92.4 meters tall.
  4. ↑ Per the building contractor, "A new project for Bouygues Construction in Myanmar" . Retrieved 2020-04-16., the complex consists of two 91-meter tall 28-story towers, and four 82-meter tall 25-story buildings.
  5. ↑ Estimated height on 32 stories only. Emporis The Lake Suites 1 Yangon Myanmar, Emporis, archived from the original on May 14, 2021, retrieved 1 November 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) gives 34 stories and estimates its height as 122 m (400 ft). However, according to Tin Yadana Htun (2015-09-03). "Lake Suites launches second tower" . Retrieved 2020-04-11., the tallest three towers are 32 stories only. This means Emporis' estimate needs to be adjusted to 32 floors, and 114.8 m (377 ft).
  6. ↑ See "Emerald Bay Project". CQHP, Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Retrieved 2020-04-11. for the overall project scope.
    "Phase 1 of Emerald Bay High-Class Condominium to be completed in 2022". Eleven Media Group. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  7. ↑ The official height of 108.8 m (357 feet) per "Inno City" (in Burmese). The Myanmar Builders Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-06.. Emporis' estimate is 107.5 m (353 feet).
  8. ↑ See "Emerald Bay Project". CQHP, Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Retrieved 2020-04-11. for the overall project scope.
    "Phase 1 of Emerald Bay High-Class Condominium to be completed in 2022". Eleven Media Group. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. ↑ See (Archaeology Report 1902: Form A page 2) for the number of stories. See (Ishizawa, Kono 1989: 183), Ishizawa, Yoshiaki; Yasushi Kōno (1989). Study on Pagan. Sophia: Institute for Asian Cultures. p. 239., for the architectural height; and "Bagan". Union of Myanmar Travel Association. Retrieved 2020-05-16. for the spire height.
  10. ↑ According to the tower's web site, "About Sakura Tower". 2020-04-16., it is a 100-meter high 20-story tower, completed in 1999.
    A 2014 National Geographic article, "The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City". The National Geographic. 2014-11-13., identifies the Sakura Tower as the tallest building in Yangon.
  11. ↑ Per the hotel's owner Keppel Land, "Sedona Hotel Yangon" . Retrieved 2020-04-25., the new 431-room Inya wing was opened in May 2016.
  12. ↑ Per (Tin Yadana Tun 2017), Golden City Phase 1 was "completed and handed over" in December 2016.

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  14. 1 2 Yi-Ywe Myint (5 March 2020). "One more month for sales of Golden City condo units". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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  16. ↑ The Central 1, Emporis, archived from the original on October 8, 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  18. ↑ "Pyay Garden Condominium". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  19. ↑ "Pyay Garden Condominium". CQHP. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Tallest Buildings in Yangon". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ↑ Yi-Ywe Myint (16 January 2020), "Top draw for Yankin buyers", The Myanmar Times
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