Junction City

Yangon


Opened in 2017, this is the biggest and best of downtown Yangon's new crop of modern shopping malls. It offers everything from small stalls selling traditional crafts to major international fashion brands. There's a big branch of the supermarket Marketplace by City Mart, plus a kids' play area, multiplex cinema and buzzing food court.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yangon attractions

1. Holy Trinity Cathedral

0.07 MILES

Yangon's principal Anglican church was designed by India-based architect Robert Fellowes Chisholm. The red-brick-painted neo-Gothic structure took nine…

2. Sri Kali

0.13 MILES

Devoted to the Hindu goddess Kali, this temple was built in 1871 before the flood of Indian migrants came to the city during British colonial rule. It…

3. Yoma Central

0.3 MILES

This 22.66-hectare development at the heart of Yangon is taking shape with a scheduled completion date by the end of 2021. At its heart will be the former…

4. Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue

0.33 MILES

All the traditional features of a synagogue are present in this superbly maintained 1896 building: the bimah (platform holding the reading table for the…

5. Doh Eain Alley Gardens

0.38 MILES

If you were wondering where all the street art in Yangon is, you need to start looking down back alleys. This pair of alleys, which can be toured as a…

6. Mogul Shia Mosque

0.39 MILES

Completed in 1918, this is the largest of a handful of Shia mosques in Yangon, occupying a broad plot between 29th and 30th Sts along Mahabandoola Rd. The…

7. Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque

0.41 MILES

Built in the 1860s, this is thought to be Yangon's oldest surviving Muslim place of worship. Its pair of large minarets flanks an equally imposing arched…

8. Sule Paya

0.47 MILES

Not many cities have a primary traffic circle occupied by a 2200-year-old golden temple. This 46m zedi (stupa), said to be older than Shwedagon Paya, is…