This is a list of the tallest structures in

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. The list has two main parts: one list for the tallest buildings above , and another list for other tallest structures above . The lists are based on publicly available data and may likely be incomplete as the information on structures and buildings in the country is poorly documented and/or not publicly available. The vast majority of the country's recorded tallest structures have been Buddhist pagodas and

statue A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...

s. The country has had a tall pagoda since the 11th century in the Shwesandaw Pagoda in

Bagan Bagan (, ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that wou ...

(Pagan). The

Yeywa Dam The Yeywa Hydropower Station ( my, ရဲရွာရေအားလျှပ်စစ်ဓာတ်အားပေးစက်ရုံ), located on the Myitnge River, southeast of Mandalay city, at Yeywa village in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay ...

in Kyaukse is currently the tallest structure in the country.

Tallest buildings

See List of tallest buildings in Myanmar.

Tallest structures except buildings, masts or towers

The following is a list of tallest known structures above in Myanmar, excluding buildings, guyed masts, or cellular towers, ranked by their pinnacle height. Many of the structures on the list are Buddhist

stupa A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. In Buddhism, circumamb ...

s (pagodas), temples, and statues. Many pagodas have been rebuilt many times throughout their history, often taller. Furthermore, Burmese pagodas are typically measured by their architectural height (''nyandaw'') without including the height of the ''

hti HTI may refer to: * Hti, the finial ornament placed on pagodas and temples in Myanmar * HTI+, a former technician certification from CompTIA * Great Barrier Reef Airport, on Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia * Haiti, a country in the Caribbe ...

'' spire. The ''htis'' are replaced periodically, and the new ''htis'' may change in size and height, thus altering the overall pinnacle height of their pagoda. Height estimates are given in ''italics''. The list may not be complete or up-to-date.

Timeline of tallest structures

By architectural height

This is a list of tallest known structures in Myanmar as measured by architectural height without including spires such as ''htis'' or antennas. The list may not be complete or up-to-date.

By pinnacle height

This is a list of tallest known structures in Myanmar as measured by pinnacle height. The list may not be complete or up-to-date.

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References

Bibliography

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