YANGON -- Through a doorway where colonial shoppers once flocked, up several flights of steps and a wrought-iron spiral staircase, there lies one of the most splendid sights in downtown Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city.
Tourist Burma building offers unmatched perspective on city's heritage

Foreground shows the roof space of the Tourist Burma building, before restoration began, with the Sule Pagoda center (Photo by Chiara Luxardo)
YANGON -- Through a doorway where colonial shoppers once flocked, up several flights of steps and a wrought-iron spiral staircase, there lies one of the most splendid sights in downtown Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city.