One of the many things that fascinates me in this beautiful city: the buildings.When they say Yangon is the place with the most colonial buildings in Asia they weren't kidding.
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| Yangon high court |
Probably one of the most obvious landmarks in downtown Yangon, the city council building, surrounded by stalls of street vendors and illegal money changers. Of course, there is a pagoda right next to it.
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| city council & kabaye pagoda (i think) |
Surprising enough, the city is filled with magnificent churches, about 500 metres away from a pagoda & mosque.
And apartment blocks all over the city, where most Yangonites stay.
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| typical apartments in Yangon |
One of the most significant buildings in Yangon: Secretariat Building, where Aung San was assassinated. The building remains closed to the public but there are talks of foreign investors wanting to convert it into a museum/hotel complex. Will they bring the building back to its former glory or destroy it, just like so many beautiful old buildings around the world?
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| secretariat building |
And of course, the pride of Yangon, the awesomely beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda.
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| taken from a coffee stand near the Pagoda |
More pictures to come!
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