The layout of the streets of Yangon, Burma's capital, has been drawn by the British. Yangon was never a royal capital and at the time when it was conquered by the British, it was just an ensemble of bamboo houses. Today a distinct British flavour remains, but the buildings have greatly suffered as a result of low maintenance under the topical climate.
Yangon's main attraction is the Shwedagon, Burma's most holy Buddhist site. It's been a religious site for more than 2500 years, but its shape has been changed many times in history. Today, it is 107 meters high (a size it reached under King Mindon in 1871). It's covered with about 60 tons of gold.
The Sule pagoda is "only" 48 meters high. The British used it when making the city street plans: it's the center of town.