Sakura Tower

Sakura Tower
Sakura Tower
General information
Address	339 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Town or city	Kyauktada, Yangon
Country	Myanmar
Coordinates	16°46′46″N 96°09′34″E / 16.779363°N 96.159382°E
Opened	1999
Height	100 m (328 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	20
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Nihon Sekkei Inc; Konoike Construction Co Ltd.
Website
	Sakura Tower Website

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]}

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

Notes

^ According to the tower's web site, [1], 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. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020., identifies the Sakura Tower as the tallest building in Yangon.

Records
Preceded by Sule Shangri-La Hotel	Tallest Building in Myanmar 1999–2016	Succeeded by Sedona Hotel, Yangon