Central Fire Station, Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး မီးသတ်စခန်း) is a colonial-era landmark in Yangon, Myanmar of historical significance, and designated on the Yangon City Heritage List.[1] The building continues to be used as a fire station.
| Central Fire Station, Yangon | |
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ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး မီးသတ်စခန်း | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Edwardian |
| Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16°46′34″N 96°09′30″E / 16.776102°N 96.158425°E |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | United Engineers Ltd. |
The building was built in 1912, designed by the British firm United Engineers Limited.[2] It was built to house Rangoon's fire brigade, which had been established by the Rangoon Municipal Committee in 1883.[2] The municipality acquired a plot of land on Sule Pagoda Road at a cost of 40,000 rupees.[3] The building, built in the Edwardian style, is noted for its 100 ft (30 metres) octagonal watchtower, and was one of the first iron-frame buildings in Yangon.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး မီးသတ်စခန်း". Yangon Heritage Trust (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Central Fire Station – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ a b "4th Blue Plaque (Central Fire Station) – Yangon Heritage Trust". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-05-23.