Maha Buddhavamsa Museum
Maha Buddhavamsa Museum is a museum in Bago Region, Myanmar. Maha Buddhavamsa Museum is situated nearby to the fountain Rahu - Planetary Post, as well as near Thursday - Planetary Post.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and People’s Square and Park.
Shwedagon Paya
Buddhist temple
People’s Square and Park
Park
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The People's Square and Park is one of the major parks surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Located west of the great pagoda to the former Pyithu Hluttaw complex, the 135.72 acre park is bounded by Pyay Road to its west, U Wisara Road to its east, Dhammazedi Road to its north and Ahlone Road to its south. People’s Square and Park is situated 2,100 feet west of Maha Buddhavamsa Museum.
National Museum
Museum
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The National Museum of Myanmar, located in Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. National Museum is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Maha Buddhavamsa Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dagon Township and Bahan Township.
Dagon Township
Suburb
Dagon Township is located immediately north of downtown Yangon. The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with Bahan Township in the north, Ahlon Township in the west, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, and Lanmadaw Township, Latha Township and Pabedan Township in the south.
Bahan Township
Suburb
Photo: Aungphone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bahan Township is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township and Mayangon Township in the north, Sanchaung Township and Kamayut Township in the west, Tamwe Township in the east, and Dagon Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the south.
Yangon
Photo: Thettin684, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yangon, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005.
Maha Buddhavamsa Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bago Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.79873° or 16° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
96.1483° or 96° 8′ 54″ eastOperator
Shwedagon Pagoda Trustee CommitteeOpen location code
7M8RQ4XX+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 444334686OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Maha Buddhavamsa Museum” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မဟာဗုဒ္ဓဝင်ပြခန်း”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rahu - Planetary Post and Thursday - Planetary Post.
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