| Sakura Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road |
| Town or city | Kyauktada, Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16°46′46″N 96°09′34″E / 16.779363°N 96.159382°E |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Height | 100 m (328 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| 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
- ↑ According to the tower's web site, , 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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