Once a clean and pretty garden city of Asia, Yangon is still the business center and major gateway to Myanmar with a series of impressive colonial buildings than any other city in Asia assuming the most unique of Asian cities.
Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda & Downtown Area, Bogyoke Aung San Market, National Museum, Bo-ta-htaung Pagoda, Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha Image, China Town, Kandawgyi Lake.
It is like a golden hillock and highly venerated as the most sacred Buddhist monument in Myanmar for our Buddhists while it is greatly admired for its architectural perfection of Myanma stupa. It is infact, itself a museum of Myanmar traditional and crafts as well as center of Myanmar culture and Buddhist society.
Having a vast amount of collections from the primitive period to the last Myanmar monarch, than highly regarded as the best center for Myanmar arts and handicrafts, cultural legacies, archaeological exploration and excavation finds, royal regalias of bygone period and different ethnic groups. Interesting Places in Thanlyin: Colorful market, Kyaik Kauk Pagoda, Yele Paya (Kyaik Hmaw Wun) Pagoda in Kyauk Tan.
One of the two big natural lakes in a hurly burly city, it is, of course, the best recreation center and peaceful area amidst the populated modern city.
it is the glory of the lake and best view to be photographed. In the shape of beautiful mythical bird, it is actually the duplication of royal barge.
it is the land mark of the city center and really fantastic to view the activities of urban society and winding of endless vehicles at the bottom like a real live picture. Different from most of the stupas in Myanmar, it is particularly erected in octagonal structure from the base to the top representing the traditional style of Mon architecture.
It is the foster brother of the city and a rare spacious land. There is a prominent oblique noted as the independent monument. Horticultural flowers, grass lands, shady trees are planted in a well layout design.
It is in white and grand, outstanding building as the land mark and one of the last few buildings, still standing in pre war era masonry building come out by the harmonious combination of western architecture and Myanma traditional embellishments.
As the capital of the colonial era. There are some imposing building s in the older part of the city center such as English renaissance style, Victorian or Bureaucratic Byzantine, Classic Doric Temple, especially in pillar facade. and Myanma traditional embellishments.
Once the important international jetty plying to Liverpool, Glasgow and so on during the colonial period, it is still live every day. Then, a series of grand colonial building including the oldest Strand Hotel building, is favorite spot of international travelers and photographers.
It is one of the important pilgrim sites for Buddhist people. But, some votive tables bearing Ancient India scripts usually allure historians and scholars then dating one of the earliest settlement sites.
In simulation of real natural cave in northern India, it is so intentionally built by natural block of stone. It is really important to Buddha history since the sixth and last Buddhist Council was held here by the participation of well versed monks from all Buddhist countries.
It is a little further from the Inya lake. Known us “The World Peace Pagoda”.
It is one of the largest reclining Buddhas in Myanmar. The Buddha seems to be peace and comfort. But, the most interesting are the marble eyes which seems to be live and look you then clear depicting of 108 sole marks on the palms of the feet.
Among the market places in Yangon, it is best known and favorite spot of international travelers based a variety collection of domestic products and imported items with activities.
