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]
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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BEHS 4 Ahlon | School | 57 Lower Kyimyindaing Road | Former Cushing High School [3] |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | Notes |
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Sri Mary Yeoman Hindu Temple | Temple | 49 Yangon-Insein Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 | Notes |
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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 |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 |
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Ohnbindan Sunni Jamahh Mosque | Mosque | 1-11 Ohnbin Lane | |
St. Michael's Church | Church | 153 Upper Kyimyindaing Road | |
Salin Monastery Ordination Hall | Monastery | Panbingyi Lane |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 | Notes | |
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BEHS 1 Latha | School | 270 Shwedagon Pagoda Road | Former Central High School | |
BEHS 2 Latha | School | 112 Bogyoke Aung San Road | Former St. John's Convent School | |
Buddhist Great Ordination Hall | Buddhist Temple | 550 Maha Bandula Road | ||
Cholia Darga Mosque | Mosque | 239 29th Street | ||
Cholia Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 114 Bo Sun Pet Street (Corner of Maha Bandula Road) | ||
Fu Zin Kan Hou Temple | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 426-432 Strand Road (Corner of Sinohdan Road) | ||
Guangdong Guanyin Temple | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 668 Maha Bandula Road (Corner of Latha Road) | ||
Holy Trinity Cathedral | Church | 446 Bogyoke Aung San Road | ||
Jain Temple | Jain Temple | 76-78 29th Street | ||
Jewish Synagogue | Synagogue | 85 26th Street | ||
Liao San Tao Temple | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 53-55 Anawrahta Road | ||
Maha Peinne Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 149 24th Street | ||
Mughal Shia Mosque | Mosque | 91 30th Street | ||
Myanma Department Store | Office | 19-43 Bo Soon Pet Street | ||
Myanma Economic Bank Branch 4 | Office | 625 Merchant Road (Corner of 30th Street) | ||
Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) Headquarters | Office | 604-608 Merchant Road | ||
Myanma Post and Telecommunications Accounts Office | Office | 465-469 Maha Bandula Road | ||
St. John's Catholic Church | Church | 368 Bo Sun Pet Street | ||
Sri Kalima Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 295 Konzedan Road | ||
Sri Kamichi Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 375 Bogyoke Aung San Road (Corner of Bo Sun Pet Street) | ||
Sri Satanarayan Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 23 29th Street | ||
Yangon General Hospital | Hospital | Bogyoke Aung San Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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Aung Shwebontha Dhamma Beikman Monastery | Monastery | 9 Mile Junction, Pyay Road | |
Kaba Aye Pagoda | Pagoda | Kaba Aye Pagoda Road | |
Kyaik Kale Pagoda | Pagoda | Yangon-Pyay Road | |
Kyaik Kalo Pagoda | Pagoda | Yangon-Pyay Road | |
Kyaik Waing Pagoda | Pagoda | Kyaik Waing Pagoda Road | |
St. Edward's Roman Catholic Church | Church | Yangon-Pyay Road | |
St. George's Anglican Church | Church | Yangon-Pyay Road | |
Tatmadaw Orthopedic Hospital | Hospital | Yangon-Pyay Road | Former military officers training school |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 | Notes |
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Meilamu Pagoda | Pagoda | Thudhamma Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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BEHS 2 Pabedan | School | 124–142 Shwebontha Road | |
Bogyoke Aung San Market | Market | Bogyoke Aung San Road | |
Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf Mosque | Mosque | 62–64 Lanmadaw Road | |
Former Life Insurance Corporation of India Building | Office | 654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road) | |
Nausaripuri Mosque | Mosque | 281 Shwebontha Road | |
Former Myanmar Railways Headquarters | Office | Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road and Sule Pagoda Road | |
Sri Mugaparumen Hindu Temple | Temple | 112–122 Shwebontha Road | |
Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 149 Shwebontha Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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Maha Vishnu Temple | Hindu Temple | 137-139 51st Street | |
Methodist Church | Church | 256 Bo Myat Tun Road | |
Shwebonpwint Pagoda | Pagoda | U Shwe Gone Street | |
Sunni Mosque of Eastern Yangon | Mosque | 73 Anawrahta Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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Anglican Religious Training Center | Office | 196 Kyundaw Lane | |
BEHS 2 Sanchaung | School | 29 Pyay Road | Former St. Philomena's High School |
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar | Office | 292-A Pyay Road | |
Chinese Buddhist Nuns’ Temple | Temple | 35 Tayok Kyaung Lane | |
Kodatgyi Pagoda | Pagoda | Bagaya Lane | |
Kyimyindaing railway station | Rail station | 292-A Pyay Road | Kyimyindaing Railway Station Lane |
Kyundaw Ordination Hall | Monastery | Bagaya Lane | |
Myenigon Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 248 Bagaya Lane | |
Okkyaung Bagaya Monastery | Monastery | 241 U Wisara Lane | |
Sarpay Beikman | Office | 361 Pyay Road | |
Weluwun Monastery | Monastery | Weluwun Lane | |
Zeyawadi Monastery | Monastery | Zeyawadi Lane |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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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 |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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Kyaikkasan Pagoda | Pagoda | Kyaikkasan Pagoda Road | |
St. Joseph's Church | Church | 1-3 Thiri Marla Road | |
Thanyok Monastery | Monastery | Kyauksadaing Road |
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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Kalayana Temple (Zekwet Pagoda) | Temple | Dhammayon Road | |
Mogaung Pagoda | Pagoda | Mogaung Pagoda Road (Corner of Dhmmayon Road) | |
Nagalein Pagoda | Pagoda | Budayon Road | |
Supramanayan Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | Budayon Road |
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