Study on the visual aspects of urban design in the vicinity of the Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, is developing along with the changing aspects of socio-economic developments. The earliest accounts of Yangon are always associated with the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon is the cultural lighthouse as well as a landmark of Myanmar. The ancient Myanmar planned thi...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34340/1/HBP6.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34340/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, is developing along with the changing
aspects of socio-economic developments. The earliest accounts of Yangon are always
associated with the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon is the cultural lighthouse as well
as a landmark of Myanmar. The ancient Myanmar planned this pagoda to attain visual
supremacy and dominance over its environs. Conservation of such a historical heritage is to
be regarded as our national concern. Some newly built buildings have become visual
obstructions to the Shwedagon in the recent years. This situation calls for a scientific study
and decisive actions in urban planning of Yangon. It is in need of strict regulations to
preserve and protect visual axes of the Shwedagon. There has been a restriction for over
six-storeyed buildings in the preservation area of the Shwedagon according to the 1996
Yangon municipal bylaw. However, these are not supposed to meet the actual requirements
of present situation. Proper recommendations for newly built buildings in the environs of the
Shwedagon need to be considered from visual aspects of urban design.The first portion of
this paper is to review and study the traditional practices of urban planning in comparison
with present conditions in the immediate vicinity of the Shwedagon. The critical analysis is
made from visual aspects of urban design. Secondly, individual axes of the Shwedagon are
found out and identified based on the present and past conditions. The last portion of this
paper is providing specific guidelines to protect these visual axes of the Shwedagon with its
setting. This may be a contribution to current and future efforts to conserve a landmark in the
planning and development of a modern city. |
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