U Wisara Monument
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U Wisara Monument is a statue of U Wisara
in Yangon
, Burma. It is located directly west of the southwest corner of Kandawgyi Lake
on U Wisara Road and is located several metres southwest of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The statue was erected on August 1, 1943.
U Wisara
U Wisara was a Burmese monk, and a national hero of the nation of Myanmar. He was one of the prominent activists against the British rule of Burma. He was captured eventually by the British and put in jail where he died 166 days later after a hunger strike. In Yangon he is commemorated with the U...
in Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, Burma. It is located directly west of the southwest corner of Kandawgyi Lake
Kandawgyi Lake
Kandawgyi Lake , is one of two major lakes in Yangon, Burma . Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial...
on U Wisara Road and is located several metres southwest of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The statue was erected on August 1, 1943.