High Court Building (Yangon)
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| native_name = {{lang|my|တရားရုံးချုပ်ဟောင်း}}
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| architectural_style = Indo-Saracenic Architecture
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| client = Government of British Burma
| owner = Government of Myanmar
| current_tenants = High Court of Yangon Region
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| coordinates = {{coord|16|46|23|N|96|9|39|E}}
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| start_date = 1905
| completion_date = 1911
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| architect = James Ransome
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The former High Court Building ({{langx|my|တရားရုံးချုပ်ဟောင်း}}) is a colonial-era building located at No. 89/133 Pansodan Street, between Maha Bandula Garden Street and Pansodan Street in Kyauktada Township, downtown Yangon.Reid & Grosberg (2005), p.105
Until 2006, the Supreme Court of Myanmar was located at this complex.
The High Court Building was designed by architect James Ransome, construction of the High Court began in 1905 and was completed in 1911,Falconer et al. (2000), p. 78World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia By Marshall Cavendish, p. 633 and is noted for its colonial-era Indo-Saracenic Architecture, including its clock tower and its red-bricked exterior.
The building is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List. Located near Yangon City Hall, the building faces the Independence Monument and the Maha Bandula Park.
Gallery
High Court Burma1.jpg|Panoramic view over the western side of Square ward building
Yangon, Burmese High Court, Myanmar.jpg|Yangon High Court
File:2016 Rangun, Dawny budynek Sądu Najwyższego (15).jpg|Seen across from the Maha Bandula Park
File:Rangoon High Court lobby.jpg|Front lobby of the High Court shortly after World War II
File:High Court Burma.png|Lobby staircase in 2012
Notes
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References
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- Falconer, John; Invernizzi, Luca; Kahrs, Daniel; Moore, Elizabeth; Tettoni, Luca Invernizzi; Birnbaum, Alfred; Cummings, Joe (2000). Burmese design & architecture. Tuttle Publishing. {{ISBN|978-962-593-882-0}}
- Reid, Robert; Grosberg, Michael (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|978-1-74059-695-4}}
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Category:Government buildings in Myanmar
Category:Government buildings completed in 1911
Category:Buildings and structures in Yangon
Category:1911 establishments in Burma
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