Yangon City Heritage List

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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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Ahlon

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BEHS 4 Ahlon
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 4 Ahlon School57 Lower Kyimyindaing Road Former Cushing High School [3]

Bahan

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Bogyoke Aung San Museum Museum25 Bogyoke Museum Lane
Chaukhtatgyi PagodaPagodaShwegondaing Lane
Guanyin San Buddhist Sasana CenterChinese Temple136 West Shwegondaing Lane
Guanyin Si Chinese Buddhist MonasteryChinese Buddhist Monastery58 Arzarni Lane
Hou San Si Chinese TempleChinese Temple160 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Mayor's Residence (Old)Hotel21 Pearl LaneNow, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel
Mayor's Guest House (Old)Hotel22 Pearl LaneNow, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel
Ministry of Culture BuildingOffice131 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Ngadatgyi PagodaPagodaShwegondaing Lane
Taingtaya Monastery Compound of Ngadatgyi MonasteryMonastery
Zhonghuasi Chinese Buddhist NunneryChinese Buddhist Convent69 Old Yedashe Lane

Botataung

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BEHS 6 Botataung
Botataung Pagoda Botataung Pagoda stupa with flags Yangon Myanmar.jpg
Botataung Pagoda
Secretariat Building Secretariat Building, Yangon.jpg
Secretariat Building
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 2 Botataung School152 Bo Myat Tun Road formerly, St. Phillips’ Diocesan School
BEHS 4 Botataung School300 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 ChurchChurch152 Bo Myat Tun Roadformerly St Philip's Church (Anglican)
Compressor Station233-239 Maha Bandula Road
Ministers' Office Government office300 Theinbyu RoadWhere Gen. Aung San was assassinated in 1947. Built in 1905. [4]
Printing & Publishing Enterprise 228 Theinbyu Road
St. Mary's Cathedral Church372 Bo Aung Kyaw Road Largest cathedral in Myanmar

Dagon

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BEHS 1 Dagon
Shwedagon Pagoda Shwe Dagon Pagoda, 2011.jpg
Shwedagon Pagoda
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 1 Dagon School57 Alanpyapaya Road Former Methodist English High School
BEHS 2 Dagon School353 Myoma Kyaung Lane Former Myoma National High School, Built in 1922. [4]
Department of Public Health LaboratoryHealth clinic35 Mawgundaik Lane
Diplomatic Residence CompoundHousing82 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue (Corner of Pyay Road)
Eindawya PagodaPagodaMyoma Kyaung Lane
India HouseOffice35 Diplomat Avenue
Kyargu MonasteryMonastery49 Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Maha Wizaya Pagoda PagodaShwedagon Pagoda Road
Methodist English ChurchChurch65 Alanpyapaya Road
Ministry of Foreign AffairsOffice37 Diplomat Avenue
National Archives DepartmentOffice114 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue
St. Gabriel's ChurchChurch64 Shwedagon Pagoda Road
St. John's Catholic ChurchChurch25 Mawgundaik Lane (Corner of Shwedagon Pagoda Road)
Sein Yaungchi PagodaPagodaShwedagon Pagoda Road
Shwedagon Pagoda Pagoda Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Yahanda Ordination HallTempleShwedagon Pagoda Road
Zafar Shah Darga6 Ziwaka Lane

Hlaing

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Sri Mary Yeoman Hindu TempleTemple49 Yangon-Insein Road

Insein

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Institute HeadquartersOffice
BEHS 1 Insein SchoolMingyi Road
Criminal Investigation Department (CID)OfficeLower Mingaladon Road
Government Technical Institute, InseinCollegeLower Mingaladon Road
Insein General Hospital HospitalMingyi Road
Su Paung Yon Office ComplexOfficeMingyi Road

Kamayut

Convocation Hall YU Convocation Hall.JPG
Convocation Hall
StructureTypeAddressNotes
Judson ChapelChurchYangon University Estate
Universities Buddhist Center (Dhammayon) University Avenue
Universities SanatoriumUniversity Avenue
Yangon University Arts HallUniversityYangon University Estate
Yangon University Ava HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Bago HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Convocation HallUniversityYangon University Estate
Yangon University Dagon HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Inya HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Nawaday HallUniversity dormitoryThaton Lane
Yangon University Pinya HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Pyay HallUniversity dormitoryPyay Road
Yangon University Sagaing HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Sciences HallUniversityYangon University Estate
Yangon University Sciences HallUniversityYangon University Estate
Yangon University Shwebo HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Tagaung HallUniversity dormitoryPyay Road
Yangon University Thaton HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate
Yangon University Thiri HallUniversity dormitoryYangon University Estate

Kyauktada

Yangon City Hall Yangon, Yangon City Hall, Myanmar.jpg
Yangon City Hall
Custom House Yangon, Rangoon, Custom House, Strand Road, Myanmar.jpg
Custom House
Rander House, Department of Internal Revenue Yangon, Rander House, Department of Internal Revenue, Myanmar.jpg
Rander House, Department of Internal Revenue
Burmese High Court Yangon, Burmese High Court, Myanmar.jpg
Burmese High Court
Central Telegraph Office Yangon, Central Telegraph Office, Myanmar.jpg
Central Telegraph Office
Inland Water Transport Building Yangon, Inland Water Transport Building, Myanmar, Burma.jpg
Inland Water Transport Building
High Court High Court Burma1.jpg
High Court
City Hall RangoonCityHall.jpg
City Hall
Strand Hotel The Strand Hotel, Rangoon.jpg
Strand Hotel
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil) Accountant-General's-Office,-Rangoon.jpg
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil)
StructureTypeAddressNotes
Yangon Stock Exchange Government office24-26 Sule Pagoda RoadFormer Reserve Bank of India building, built in 1936. [5]
Central Fire StationGovernment office137-139 Sule Pagoda RoadFormerly the Rangoon Municipality Central Fire Station. [6]
General Post Office 39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road (and Merchant Road)
Central Naval Hydrographic DepotGovernment office55-61 Strand Road
City Hall Government officeMaha Bandula RoadBuilt in 1927. [4]
Custom House 132 Strand Road Built in 1916 by John Begg. [7]
Emmanuel Baptist Church (Yangon, Myanmar) Church411 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Fire ServicesGovernment office127-133 Sule Pagoda Road
Department of Information and Public RelationsGovernment office22-24 Pansodan Road
Department of Immigration and RegistrationGovernment office416 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Internal RevenueGovernment office55-61 Pansodan RoadFormerly the Rander House, built in 1936. [8]
Department of LabourGovernment office138-158 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of PensionsGovernment office27 Bank Street
Embassy of AustraliaEmbassy88 Strand Road
Embassy of IndiaEmbassy545-547 Merchant Road (and 36th Street)Formerly the Oriental Life Assurance Building, built in 1914. [9]
Embassy of UKEmbassy80 Strand Road Former headquarters of the Scottish firm J&F Graham & Company, Built in 1900. [10]
Embassy of USAEmbassy581 Merchant Road
High Court Building Court89-133 Pansodan RoadFormer High Court building, built in 1911 by James Ransome. [4]
Inland Water Transport44-54 Pansodan RoadFormerly the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company headquarters, built in 1933. [11]
Methodist ChurchChurch239 Seikkantha Road
Ministry of Hotel and TourismGovernment office77-91 Sule Pagoda RoadFormerly the Fytche Square Building
Myanma Agricultural and Village Tract Development Bank526-532 Merchant RoadFormerly the A. Scott & Company Building, built in 1902. [12]
Myanma Economic BankGovernment office564 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Merchant Road)
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-2 and Savings Bank Branch-4Government office27-41 Pansodan RoadFormerly the Bibby Line Building. [13]
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-3Government office15-19 Sule Pagoda Road (and Strand Road)Formerly the Bank of Bengal, built in 1914. [14]
Myanma Export Import EnterpriseGovernment office579 Merchant Road (and Maha Bandula Garden Street)
Myanma InsuranceGovernment office142-144 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Industrial Development BankGovernment office26-42 Pansodan Road
Myanma Insurance (Fire & Engineering)Government office128-132 Pansodan Road
Myanma Posts and TelecommunicationsGovernment office125-133 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)Former Central Telegraph Office. Built in 1917 by John Begg.
Myanma Port Authority Government office2-20 Pansodan RoadBuilt in 1920. [4]
Science & Technology Division, Cybermec550-552 Merchant Road
Strand Hotel Hotel92 Strand RoadBuilt in 1896. [4]
Sule Pagoda PagodaSule Pagoda Road
Sunni Jamah Bengali MosqueMosque93 Sule Pagoda Road
Surti Sunni Jamah MosqueMosque224-228 35th Street
Yangon Division Office ComplexGovernment office56-66 Bank StreetOld Police Commissioner's Office
Yangon Division Statistics OfficeGovernment office22-34 Bank Street
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil)Court1 Pansodan RoadFormerly the Accountant-General's Office. [15]

Kyimyindaing

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Ohnbindan Sunni Jamahh MosqueMosque1-11 Ohnbin Lane
St. Michael's ChurchChurch153 Upper Kyimyindaing Road
Salin Monastery Ordination HallMonasteryPanbingyi Lane

Lanmadaw

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BEHS 1 Lanmadaw
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 1 Lanmadaw School120–140 Minye Kyawswa Street Former St. John's High School
BEPS 6 Lanmadaw School183–185 Lanmadaw Road
Hashin Casin Patil Trust MosqueMosque61–63 Wardan Street
Lanmadaw Township Office of Electrical EngineersOffice568 Strand Road
Myanmar Baptist Church UnionChurch143 Minye Kyawswa Street
University of Medicine 1, Yangon Lanmadaw CampusUniversity245 Lanmadaw RoadFormerly Rangoon College, built in 1927. [16]
Yangon Central Women's Hospital HospitalMinye Kyawswa StreetFormer Dufferin Hospital

Latha

BEHS 1 Latha BEHS 1 Latha.JPG
BEHS 1 Latha
BEHS 2 Latha Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha.JPG
BEHS 2 Latha
Holy Trinity Cathedral Holy Trinity Cathedral Yangon.JPG
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Yangon General Hospital General Hospital, Yangon.jpg
Yangon General Hospital
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 1 Latha School270 Shwedagon Pagoda Road Former Central High School
BEHS 2 Latha School112 Bogyoke Aung San Road Former St. John's Convent School
Buddhist Great Ordination HallBuddhist Temple550 Maha Bandula Road
Cholia Darga MosqueMosque239 29th Street
Cholia Jamah MosqueMosque114 Bo Sun Pet Street (Corner of Maha Bandula Road)
Fu Zin Kan Hou TempleChinese Buddhist Temple426-432 Strand Road (Corner of Sinohdan Road)
Guangdong Guanyin TempleChinese Buddhist Temple668 Maha Bandula Road (Corner of Latha Road)
Holy Trinity Cathedral Church446 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Jain TempleJain Temple76-78 29th Street
Jewish SynagogueSynagogue85 26th Street
Liao San Tao TempleChinese Buddhist Temple53-55 Anawrahta Road
Maha Peinne Hindu TempleHindu Temple149 24th Street
Mughal Shia MosqueMosque91 30th Street
Myanma Department StoreOffice19-43 Bo Soon Pet Street
Myanma Economic Bank Branch 4Office625 Merchant Road (Corner of 30th Street)
Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) HeadquartersOffice604-608 Merchant Road
Myanma Post and Telecommunications Accounts OfficeOffice465-469 Maha Bandula Road
St. John's Catholic ChurchChurch368 Bo Sun Pet Street
Sri Kalima Hindu TempleHindu Temple295 Konzedan Road
Sri Kamichi Hindu TempleHindu Temple375 Bogyoke Aung San Road (Corner of Bo Sun Pet Street)
Sri Satanarayan Hindu TempleHindu Temple23 29th Street
Yangon General Hospital HospitalBogyoke Aung San Road

Mayangon

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Aung Shwebontha Dhamma Beikman MonasteryMonastery9 Mile Junction, Pyay Road
Kaba Aye Pagoda Pagoda Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Kyaik Kale PagodaPagodaYangon-Pyay Road
Kyaik Kalo PagodaPagodaYangon-Pyay Road
Kyaik Waing Pagoda PagodaKyaik Waing Pagoda Road
St. Edward's Roman Catholic ChurchChurchYangon-Pyay Road
St. George's Anglican ChurchChurchYangon-Pyay Road
Tatmadaw Orthopedic HospitalHospitalYangon-Pyay RoadFormer military officers training school

Mingala Taungnyunt

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchChurch181-183 Theinbyu Road
Kandawgalay MosqueMosque106 Upper Pansodan Road
Methodist Association HeadquartersChurch20-22 Alanpyapaya Road
St. Anthony's ChurchChurch24 Upper Pansodan Road
Sri Hanuman TempleHindu Temple21 Kanyeiktha Lane
Sri Marian TempleHindu TempleCorner of Daw Thein Tin Lane and 94th Street
Sri Nagarthan Sulamani Hindu TempleHindu Temple57 Factory Lane
Three-Corner MosqueMosque35 Upper Pansodan Road
Yangon Central railway station Railway stationKunchan Lane

North Okkalapa

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Meilamu PagodaPagodaThudhamma Road

Pabedan

BEHS 2 Pabedan BEHS No. 2 Pabedan.JPG
BEHS 2 Pabedan
StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 2 Pabedan School124–142 Shwebontha Road
Bogyoke Aung San Market Market Bogyoke Aung San Road
Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf MosqueMosque62–64 Lanmadaw Road
Former Life Insurance Corporation of India BuildingOffice654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road)
Nausaripuri MosqueMosque281 Shwebontha Road
Former Myanmar Railways HeadquartersOfficeCorner of Bogyoke Aung San Road and Sule Pagoda Road
Sri Mugaparumen Hindu TempleTemple112–122 Shwebontha Road
Surti Sunni Jamah MosqueMosque149 Shwebontha Road

Pazundaung

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Maha Vishnu TempleHindu Temple137-139 51st Street
Methodist ChurchChurch256 Bo Myat Tun Road
Shwebonpwint Pagoda PagodaU Shwe Gone Street
Sunni Mosque of Eastern YangonMosque73 Anawrahta Road

Sanchaung

Sarpay Beikman House Sarpay Beikman House.jpg
Sarpay Beikman House
StructureTypeAddressNotes
Anglican Religious Training CenterOffice196 Kyundaw Lane
BEHS 2 Sanchaung School29 Pyay Road Former St. Philomena's High School
Catholic Bishops' Conference of MyanmarOffice292-A Pyay Road
Chinese Buddhist Nuns’ TempleTemple35 Tayok Kyaung Lane
Kodatgyi PagodaPagodaBagaya Lane
Kyimyindaing railway stationRail station292-A Pyay RoadKyimyindaing Railway Station Lane
Kyundaw Ordination HallMonasteryBagaya Lane
Myenigon Jamah MosqueMosque248 Bagaya Lane
Okkyaung Bagaya MonasteryMonastery241 U Wisara Lane
Sarpay Beikman Office361 Pyay Road
Weluwun MonasteryMonasteryWeluwun Lane
Zeyawadi MonasteryMonasteryZeyawadi Lane

Tamwe

StructureTypeAddressNotes
M A Mamsa MosqueMosque161 Kyaikkasan Road
Masedi Khan Sunni Jamah MosqueMosque356 Kyaikkasan Road
St. Francis' Catholic ChurchChurch131 Kyaikkasan Road

Thingangyun

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Kyaikkasan PagodaPagodaKyaikkasan Pagoda Road
St. Joseph's ChurchChurch1-3 Thiri Marla Road
Thanyok MonasteryMonasteryKyauksadaing Road

Yankin

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Kalayana Temple (Zekwet Pagoda)TempleDhammayon Road
Mogaung PagodaPagodaMogaung Pagoda Road (Corner of Dhmmayon Road)
Nagalein PagodaPagodaBudayon Road
Supramanayan Hindu TempleHindu TempleBudayon Road

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