Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw)
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| Memorial to the Fallen Heroes | |
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သူရဲကောင်းဗိမာန်(နေပြည်တော်) | |
| Myanmar Armed Forces | |
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| For fallen Myanmar soldiers and civilians | |
| Established | 27 March 2017 |
| Location | 19°48′19″N 96°17′55″E / 19.8053°N 96.2986°E |
| Total burials | 0 |
| Commemorated | 1788 |
The Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw) (Burmese: သူရဲကောင်းဗိမာန်(နေပြည်တော်)) is a memorial in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma) to honour and enshrine the inscriptions of the name of Myanmar’s soldiers and civilians who heroically died in their fight for independence and counter-insurgency operations as well as those who died in doing notable and courageous actions for the country. It was opened in March 2017.
The alabaster memorial, 54 feet (16 m) each in length, height, and width and decorated with 34 carvings of Myanmar traditional arts and crafts, was built on a 38.5 acres (16 hectares) hilltop around 3,000 feet (910 m) to the east of the military parade ground. The road leading to the memorial is 1,646 feet (502 m) long, and on the left side of the road is a 24,800 square feet (2,300 m2) wide lake.
Inside the memorial is a 4 feet (1.2 m) long, 4 feet (1.2 m) wide, and 12 feet (3.7 m) feet high alabaster monument. The walls of the memorial have the names of over 2000 fallen soldiers and civilians who received gallantry titles and hero awards such as Hla Thaung, Ma Chit Po, Suk Bahadur Rai, Saw Ba Yi, Za Kaia, and fighter pilot Bo Peter.[1]
