Sakura Tower

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]

Sakura Tower
General information
Address	339 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Town or city	Kyauktada, Yangon
Country	Myanmar
Coordinates	16.779363°N 96.159382°E
Opened	1999
Height	100 m (328 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	20
Design and construction
Architect	Nihon Sekkei Inc Konoike Construction Co Ltd.[1]
Website
Sakura Tower Website

It stands opposite to Sule Shangri-La Hotel across the Sule Pagoda Road.

Yangon Japanese Association resides on the 12th floor.[2]

Notes

1. 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., identifies the Sakura Tower as the tallest building in Yangon.

References

1. "About Sakura Tower". 2020-05-20.
2. Yangon Japanese Association, Myanmar, Yangon, Kyauktada | Yangon Yellow Pages