This is a list of the tallest buildings in the city of

Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

. The list includes habitable buildings standing at or above but excludes other tall structures such as the

Shwedagon Pagoda The Shwedagon Pagoda (, ; ), officially named ''Shwedagon Zedi Daw'' (, , ), and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The Shwedagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanma ...

in the city proper, or buildings elsewhere in the

Yangon Region Yangon Region (, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in central Myanmar, the region is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and Ayeyarwady ...

, such as those in

Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; , ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin comprises 17 quarters. It surrounding Thanlyin Township is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port ...

. Yangon has the vast majority of the tallest buildings in the country. Its tallest buildings are high rises, with the majority being condominiums. The city does not have a

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—i.e. one at least tall as defined by the

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and

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— and will not have one as long as the current zoning regulations, which cap the maximum height at above sea level, (75% of the

's sea level height) remain in place. The regulations came into effect after a proposal to build a tower in

downtown Yangon Downtown Yangon (also known as the Yangon Central Business District or Yangon CBD, formerly the Cantonment) is the central business district of Yangon, Myanmar, located close to the geographic centre of the metropolitan area. The area features ma ...

was defeated by local conservationists in 2014.

Tallest buildings

The following list ranks completed buildings in Yangon that stand ''about'' or taller based on the estimates by Emporis, unless otherwise stated. Because of its use of Emporis's estimates, the list may not be fully accurate—in terms of inclusion and rankings. (Emporis estimates the height of buildings based on the number of floors; as a result, buildings with the same number of floors—regardless of the type (office or residential)—are estimated at the same height.See Emporis's estimates for Yangon buildings here: .) The estimated heights are given in ''italics''.

Tallest under construction

The list below covers the buildings under construction that will be or taller. The height estimates are by Emporis unless otherwise stated. The estimated heights are given in ''italics''.

Timeline of tallest buildings

As many exact heights are unknown, the timeline below may be incomplete. Estimated heights are given in ''italics''.

External sources

Committee for Quality Control of High Rise Building Construction Projects, Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Notes

References

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