List of tallest buildings in Yangon

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the city of Yangon. The list includes habitable buildings standing at or above 90 metres (295 ft) but excludes other tall structures such as the Shwedagon Pagoda in the city proper, or buildings elsewhere in the Yangon Region, such as those in Thanlyin.

Yangon has the vast majority of the tallest buildings in the country. Its tallest buildings are high rises, with the majority being condominiums. The city does not have a skyscraper—i.e. one at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall as defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and Emporis—[1] and will not have one as long as the current zoning regulations, which cap the maximum height at 127 metres (417 ft) above sea level,[2][3] (75% of the Shwedagon Pagoda's sea level height) remain in place. The regulations came into effect after a proposal to build a 195 m (640 ft) tower in downtown Yangon[4] was defeated by local conservationists in 2014.[5]

  1. ^ "Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?". The Urban Developer. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ Lau, Bo Yee. "Yangon (2007-2017): Height Restriction Policies That Shape Both the Urban and Economic Landscape". The University of Hong Kong.
  3. ^ Lincoln Legal Services Myanmar (August 2016). "LAND LAW / STAMP DUTY IN MYANMAR" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ "555 Merchant Office Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Palmer, Alex (2014-11-13). "The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City". The National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020.