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The architecture of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), in Southeast Asia, includes architectural styles which reflect the influence of neighboring and Western nations and modernization. The country's most prominent buildings include Buddhist pagodas , stupas and temples , British colonial buildings, and modern renovations and structures.
Government House, Rangoon (Burmese: ဘုရင်ခံအိမ်တော်) was the official residence (Government House) of the colonial governors of Burma.. The building complex, located in north Rangoon, west of Shwedagon Pagoda at the corner of Prome and Ahlone Roads, was designed by British architect Hoyne Fox and built in between 1892 and 1895, at a cost of 717,000 rupees on a ...
The ministers building was built in a period from 1889 between 1905. It was originally used for administrative services for British-Burma. It became a hub for Colonial- bureaucracy. It covers a vast 400,000 square feet of building area and is an icon of Myanmar's colonial-era architecture.
The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese palace design; it is inside a walled fort surrounded by a moat. The palace itself is at the centre of the citadel and faces east. All buildings of the palace are of one storey in height. The number of spires above a building indicated the importance of the area below. [1]
Myanmar building and structure stubs (221 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Myanmar" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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Diagram showing the various architectural features that comprise the design of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The stupa's plinth is made of bricks covered with gold plates. Above the base are terraces that only monks and other males can access. Next is the bell-shaped part of the stupa.