Independence Monument

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The Independence Monument is a prominent white obelisk in Maha Bandula Park in downtown Yangon, commemorating Myanmar’s independence from British colonial rule.

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Label Occurrences
Independence Monument canonical 5

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
obelisk ⓘ
architecturalStyle modernist monument ⓘ
category 20th-century monument in Myanmar ⓘ
independence monument ⓘ
color white ⓘ
commemorates independence from British colonial rule ⓘ
independence of Myanmar ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
dedicatedTo independence of the Union of Burma ⓘ
people of Myanmar ⓘ
hasPart paved plaza ⓘ
surrounding landscaped park ⓘ
heritage national symbol of independence ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Myanmar ⓘ
Maha Bandula Park ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Yangon ⓘ
Yangon Region ⓘ
downtown Yangon ⓘ
linked to: Yangon
material white stone ⓘ
near High Court Building Yangon ⓘ
Immanuel Baptist Church Yangon ⓘ
Sule Pagoda ⓘ
Yangon City Hall ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Myanmar ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
setting central feature of Maha Bandula Park ⓘ
shape obelisk ⓘ
significance major landmark of Yangon ⓘ
symbol of Myanmar nationalism ⓘ
usedFor commemorative events ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yangon City Hall → nearbyFeature → Independence Monument ⓘ
Sule Pagoda → near → Independence Monument ⓘ
Maha Bandula Park → hasCentralMonument → Independence Monument ⓘ
Maha Bandula Park → hasLandmark → Independence Monument ⓘ
Maha Bandula Park → isKnownFor → Independence Monument ⓘ