Amazing Time Lapse Video: Unbelievable Yangon Before the Military Coup

Rangoon" redirects here. For other uses, see Rangoon (disambiguation). Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]; lit. 'End of Strife'), also known as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over 7 million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. The Yangon City Heritage Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia,[6] and has a unique colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact. The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. The Yangon City Heritage List is a list of man-made landmarks in Yangon, Myanmar, so designated by the city government, Yangon City Development Committee. The list consists of 188 structures (as of 2001), and is largely made up of mostly religious structures and British colonial-era buildings. The list is presented by the township in which the structures are located. In 2010, the Ministry of Culture further announced that 16 ancient pagodas in Yangon Division are recognized as cultural heritage sites, effective 10 February 2010. The Shwedagon Pagoda is recognized as both an Ancient Monument Zone and Protected and Preserved Zone. The other 15 are listed as Ancient Monument Zone. Scope Myanmar will focus on beautiful places, politic, different cultures, arts and aspects of daily lifestyle in Myanmar. Scope Myanmar YouTube Channel    / @scopemyanmar   Scope Myanmar Facebook Page https://web.facebook.com/scopemyanmar... Scope Myanmar Twitter Page   / myanmarscope   Email: scopemyanmar@gmail.com #yangon #timelapse #ရန်ကုန်