Friday 18 January 2019

Yangon Old Office Building

The British built an impressive number of colonial structures while in Myanmar, most of them still in use by the government. There are also buildings from the same era, now used as offices, if not quite for their original purpose or condition.

Typical exterior, a brick facade, overgrown trees, rich patina.


Heading in. The awning is a later addition, among many add-ons that disguise the original entrance. Inside, the floors have been carved up into little office stalls, completely obliterating the original floor layouts.

Typical tiny office.


The center courtyard has also seen radical alterations, a spiderweb of plumbing added. You do not want to see the bathrooms on the other side of the piping. It's a bit like a Tim Burton set in the dark stairway.

A sign too hard to resist. That's me!

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