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Jubilee Hall emerged from a 1975 earthquake in Bagan relatively unscathed. Despite this, the Burmese socialist-era government demolished the building in 1985, ostensibly because of its significance as a legacy of the British colonial era.
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Project, to be developed on a 3.95 acres (1.60 ha) plot. The project has been the subject of significant controversy, over lack of civilian oversight and financial transparency on a US$ 300
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subsequently opened the Defence Services Museum at the site on 24 March 1994. The museum was short-lived, demolished in 2017 in favor of a US$ 300
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of historical significance, and considered "one of the best appointed theatres in the Orient" during the early part of the 20th century.
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million in 2023) lease agreement between the Burmese military and the Yangon Technical and Trading Company, a subsidiary of
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government renamed the building the "Great Burmese Royal Hall" (မဟာဗမာရုံတော်ကြီး). In 1947, the building hosted the
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and other government officials were laid in state at the hall for 6 months following their assassination at the
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and the Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development .
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drafted the Burma's first constitution. The following year, in 1948, the remains of
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After Burmese independence, Jubilee Hall came under the possession of the
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for a time, before becoming a cultural center and arts and music school.
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The Coronation Theatre: Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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on 19 July, which is now observed as a national holiday,
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Throughout the colonial era, the site was managed by the
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Platinum Jubilee Celebration: A Gallop Through History
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Gothic style
Rangoon
Burma
Coordinates
16°47′06″N 96°09′09″E / 16.784921°N 96.152521°E / 16.784921; 96.152521
Burmese
Rangoon
Burma
Dagon Township
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Rangoon municipality
Rangoon University
World War II
Ba Maw
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League
Aung San
Aung San
Secretariat
Burmese Martyrs' Day
Ministry of Culture
National Library of Burma
National Museum of Burma
Burmese armed forces
Y Complex
Zaw Win Shein
Burmese military
Tokyo Tatemono
"Jubilee Hall"

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