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Sakura Tower

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Sakura Tower
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General information
Address339 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Town or cityKyauktada, Yangon
CountryMyanmar
Coordinates16°46′46″N 96°09′34″E / 16.779363°N 96.159382°E / 16.779363; 96.159382
Opened1999
Height100 m (328 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count20
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nihon Sekkei Inc
Konoike Construction Co Ltd.[1]
Website
Sakura Tower Website

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

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  1. ^ 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.

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Records
Preceded by Tallest Building in Myanmar
1999–2016
Succeeded by