Sithu U Tin (1890–1972) was a prominent Burmese architect and engineer, best known for designing the

Yangon City Hall Yangon City Hall ( my, ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ခန်းမ; YCH) is the city hall of Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar, and the seat of the city's administrative body, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). The bu ...

, the Yangon Central Railway Station and Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon (formerly Myoma High School). He was known for his syncretic architectural style, by fusing indigenous elements, such as tiered roofs called ''

pyatthat Pyatthat ( my, ပြာသာဒ်, ; from Sanskrit ; mnw, တန်ဆံၚ် ; also spelt pyathat) is the name of a multistaged roof, with an odd number of tiers (from three to seven). The pyatthat is commonly incorporated into Burmese B ...

'' with Western designs.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tin, U Burmese engineers 1890 births 1972 deaths 20th-century engineers