Architectural Guide Yangon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Architectural Guide Yangon write by Ben Bansal. This book was released on 2015. Architectural Guide Yangon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Architectural Guide Yangon presents around one hundred memorable buildings from Myanmar's historical capital. Following decades of international isolation, the city's vast heritage remains largely, surprisingly and spectacularly intact. Rangoon - as it was known under the British - was a melting pot of British India. Vivid traces of this legacy are everywhere, especially in the city's Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim houses of worship that often stand side by side, down town, in Yangon's tightly-gridded streets. Since the country's independence from the British in 1948, successive authoritarian regimes have also stamped the cityscape with their legacies. Today Yangon is a bustling and busy city in flux, at the frontier of Myanmar's rapid opening to the wider world. Yangon's urban fabric deserves a systematic guide that nourishes every visitor and resident's shared fascination for the city and its history, offering countless anecdotes and notes on architectural detail.
Architecture in Burma
Architecture in Burma - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Architecture in Burma write by Lorie Karnath. This book was released on 2013-08-22. Architecture in Burma available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The architecture in Burma represents a mixture of the country's history, politics, natural assets, religion, and superstition. Despite some recent advances toward modernization, in architectural terms, centuries of relative seclusion have caused this country to remain something of a historical timeline. Burma's resplendent temples, stately colonial edifices, and myriad of structures that comprise innumerable fishing and country villages provide an architectural window into the country's diverse and oftentimes tumultuous history. The turbulence of the region, punctuated by dynastic squabbles, is perhaps best chronicled and understood by way of its architecture. The escalation of successional quarrels frequently resulted in new rulers packing up entire palaces and other structures and hauling these by elephant to establish a new seat of government or capital elsewhere. The vestiges of the old cities were for the most part simply left to the vicissitudes of nature.
Historical Walks in Yangon
Historical Walks in Yangon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Walks in Yangon write by Silkworm Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05. Historical Walks in Yangon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ancient temples, elegant diplomatic missions, public gardens, bustling marketplaces, iconographic "joss houses," charming bungalows, and colonial clubhouses are just a few of the cultural wonders that await you in Yangon, the former capital of Burma (Myanmar). The city has what is perhaps the finest collection of early modern architecture to be found anywhere in Southeast Asia. This first-of-its-kind city map will guide you as you explore these sights, taking you down alleyways, tree-lined promenades, and major thoroughfares to uncover the historical and architectural significance of Yangon's breathtaking landmarks. The map features three separate walking tours that will allow you to explore the wonderfully eclectic mix of fin-de-siècle architecture and the former grand boulevards of cinemas, shops, and cafes. Unlike other major Asian cities, Yangon has few skyscrapers yet maintains a "cosmopolitan ambience" through the evocative appeal of its unique urban legacy. Yangon's buildings still tell wonderful stories. Included with the map are over a dozen rarely seen photographs and a special section that lists 187 historical landmarks in Yangon according to the township where they are located. These landmarks have been designated by the Yangon City Development Committee as preservation sites because of their heritage value. Prepared by an expert on Burmese design and architecture, this map is a trusted guide to the many hidden treasures in the golden city of Yangon.
30 Heritage Buildings of Yangon
30 Heritage Buildings of Yangon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 30 Heritage Buildings of Yangon write by Sarah Rooney. This book was released on 2012. 30 Heritage Buildings of Yangon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "[Published in association with] Association of Myanmar Architects."
Yangon a City to Rescue
Yangon a City to Rescue - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Yangon a City to Rescue write by Jacques Maudy. This book was released on 2013. Yangon a City to Rescue available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
