Get to Know about Nay Pyi Taw, the Administrative City of Myanmar

March 21, 2015

Get to Know about Nay Pyi Taw, the Administrative City of Myanmar - Part 1

This article was inspired by a German traveller, Dennis Kopp in his blog, See World in My Eyes. He gave up his career in architecture and go on a budget travelling to see the world. Well, you can know more about Dennis Kopp on the links below. Sorry Kopp if my introduction about you is not bombastic enough.

- Website: http://www.seetheworldinmyeyes.com/
- Facebook Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/SeeTheWorldInMyEyes
- Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+DennisKopp1/

Recently I read an article with title 11 Curiosities Making Vietnam so Special and read about the new administrative city of Myanmar at Nay Pyi Taw. If many years ago the Malaysian government shift the administrative city from Kuala Lumpur to Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya with amazing architecture buildings. The same happened for Nay Pyi Yaw. A truly new city with traditional and modern build of buildings. Here I shared some photos of Nay Pyi Yaw which I collected from several sources. I love architecture and design, so don't ask me why I just share building photos in this blog entry.

5 STAR KEMPINSKI HOTEL ROYAL'S PAVILION

Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw's Royal Pavilion greets each visitor upon their arrival. During ancient times, Pavilions were the welcome lounge of palaces; a place to provide pleasure, relaxation and comfort for diplomats, kings, and royalty of the country.

NAY PYI DAW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Naypyidaw International Airport, previously known as Ela Airport, officially Nay Pyi Taw International Airport), is located 16 kilometers southeast of Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma (Myanmar). Before the foundation of Naypyidaw, this was referred to as the airport of the nearby town of Pyinmana. The airport officially opened on 19 December 2011 (source: Wikipedia)

Photo source: Skycrapercity

WUNNA THIEKDI STADIUM, NAY PYI DAW

Wunna Theikdi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. It has capacity of 30,000 spectators. The stadium hosted 2013 Southeast Asian Games and 2014 ASEAN Para Games opening and closing ceremonies (source: Wikipedia)

Photo source: Skycrapercity

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UPPATASANTI PAGODA, NAY PYI TAW

The Uppatasanti Pagoda called the "Peace Pagoda" is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma. The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres (325 ft) tall.(source: Wikipedia)