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Dana Magazine: Listed Buildings in



Subject: Dana Magazine: Listed Buildings in Rangoon


Dana Magazine
[date not given]
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has issued
a notice designating certain buildings in the city as historic.  Changes
and additions to the external appearance of these buildings are
forbidden and any repairs must retain the orig inal character.  Repairs
will be checked and anyone found to have contravened the rules will be
prosecuted. 

Buildings listed as historic include the Central Womens
Hospital, The Myanmar Baptist Society, Yangon Peoples Hospital,Yangon
Christian Associa tion, Bogyoke Aung San (Scott) Market, Myanma Railways
headquarters, the Town Hall, Eh-ma-nwe-la Paya-kyaun and the High
Court.

This announcement will gladden the hearts of those who regret
the destruction of many old buildings in prime sites in Rangoon
 to allow the construction of new hotels. We hope that this matter will
be taken seriously given the destruction of many historic buildings
throughout Myanmar to build new roads and hotels.