Yangon's Colonial Treasures

City Hall - a combination of British
and Burmese architecture.

Downtown Yangon has an abundance of buildings built during British colonial times. Some have been demolished, others are crumbling away from misuse, while others have been restored and renovated.

The ones that have been spruced up have had the benefit of commercial investment, private donations and overseas grants.

A Heritage Trust has been set up for conserving historic buildings. Most of them are government owned, some are religious buildings, there are many more privately owned but not listed.

There aren’t too many blocks without one of these buildings in need of protection. So with camera in hand I took myself for a walk.

The High Court

Built as a Harrod's style department store, became the Immigration Department, now renovated and operating as a bank.

The Telegraph Office

St Mary's Cathedral built in 1909.

 The Secretariat, built between 1889 and 1905 was the British seat of government for Burma. 

General Aung San and six of his colleagues were assassinated here in 1947.

Burma's first National Assembly was housed here. 



The General Post Office

The Strand Hotel opened in 1901. Rudyard Kipling, George Orwell and Somerset Maughan have all stayed here. 

 Yangon Region Court is one of the oldest buildings built around 1900. 

The Customs House still operates as the Customs House. 

Yangon General Hospital

Lokanat Gallery Building

I'm not sure what this building was built for, or what it's used for today, but I do like the look of it.