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Central Fire Station, Yangon

Coordinates: 16°46′34″N 96°09′30″E / 16.776102°N 96.158425°E / 16.776102; 96.158425
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Central Fire Station, Yangon
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး မီးသတ်စခန်း
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General information
Architectural styleEdwardian
LocationYangon, Myanmar
Coordinates16°46′34″N 96°09′30″E / 16.776102°N 96.158425°E / 16.776102; 96.158425
Completed1912
Design and construction
Architect(s)United Engineers Ltd.

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.

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

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  1. ^ "ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး မီးသတ်စခန်း". Yangon Heritage Trust (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Central Fire Station – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "4th Blue Plaque (Central Fire Station) – Yangon Heritage Trust". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-05-23.