Yangon Heritage Trust

The Yangon Heritage Trust (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်အမွေအနှစ် ထိန်းသိမ်းစောင့်ရှောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့; abbreviated YHT) is a non-governmental organisation founded by Thant Myint-U to conserve historic buildings in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the former capital of Burma.[1][2] Yangon has Asia's largest collection of colonial-era buildings.[3] The Trust has proposed to designate small zones within the city centre (particularly in Downtown Yangon) as heritage areas and envisions a joint public-private collaboration whereby private investors restore heritage buildings for commercial use while maintaining the character of the areas.[1] The Trust also advocates a conservation plan led by the private sector.[4]

Yangon Heritage Trust
ရန်ကုန်အမွေအနှစ် ထိန်းသိမ်းစောင့်ရှောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့
AbbreviationYHT
Formation2012
TypeNGO
HeadquartersYangon, Myanmar
Location
Chairman
Thant Myint-U
Websiteyangonheritagetrust.org

In June 2013, Philips announced a partnership with the Trust to install 200 LED-lit blue plaques to highlight key cultural heritage sites in the city.[5]

There are around 15,000 buildings in Yangon that the Trust wants preserved, and as of 2020 it has helped with 350 conservation projects.[6]

References

  1. Robinson, Gwen (9 March 2012). "Myanmar pushes to save colonial buildings". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. Hpyo Wai Tha (6 June 2012). "Conservation Strategy Drafted for Historic Rangoon". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. KYAW YE LYNN; PETER JANSSEN. "The race is on in Yangon". DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. Kean, Thomas (19 March 2012). "Historic Yangon cityscape thrown a lifeline". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. "Philips and Yangon Heritage Trust partner to highlight Yangon's rich cultural heritage sites as part of Philips' commitment to Myanmar". Philips. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. "In with the old". The Economist. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

See also

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