The Secretariat
ဝန်ကြီးများရုံး
A red-brick Victorian colonial building that occupies an entire city block. General Aung San was assassinated here in 1947, a landmark of modern Burmese history.
The Secretariat was built between 1889 and 1905 as the administrative center of British Burma. Its red-brick facades with white ornamentation, towers and arcades are grand, covering about 6 hectares. On July 19, 1947, General Aung San and several cabinet members were assassinated in a meeting room here, and the day was later designated Martyrs' Day in Myanmar. After years of disuse and restoration, the opening arrangements for the interior have changed from time to time. You can admire the architecture from the surrounding streets, and for entry, check the official opening schedule.
Opening hours
Exterior accessible all day; interior hours per official information
Nearby sights
- Pansodan Street & Downtown Heritage
- Maha Bandula Park & Independence Monument
- Sule Pagoda
- The Strand Hotel
- Yangon Circular Railway
- Botataung Pagoda
- Bogyoke Aung San Market
- Chinatown & 19th Street