Sakura Tower
Building in Yangon, Myanmar
16°46′46″N 96°09′34″E / 16.779363°N 96.159382°E / 16.779363; 96.159382Konoike Construction Co Ltd.[1]
Sakura Tower is a 20-story modern office building in Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The 100 m (328 ft) tower was completed by Japanese contractors in 1999[1] and had been the tallest building in Myanmar from 1999 to 2016.[note 1]
It stands opposite to Sule Shangri-La Hotel across the Sule Pagoda Road.
Yangon Japanese Association resides on the 12th floor.[2]
Notes
- ^ According to the tower's web site, [1], it is a 100 m (330 ft) high 20-story tower, completed in 1999. A 2014 National Geographic article, "The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City". The National Geographic. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020., identifies the Sakura Tower as the tallest building in Yangon.
References
- ^ a b c "About Sakura Tower". 2020-05-20.
- ^ Yangon Japanese Association, Myanmar, Yangon, Kyauktada | Yangon Yellow Pages
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| Preceded by Sule Shangri-La Hotel | Tallest Building in Myanmar 1999–2016 | Succeeded by Sedona Hotel, Yangon |
