Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw)
# Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw)

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.

## Memorial building

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 $m^2)$ 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 1,788 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.

## List of notable visitors

| Date | Distinguished visitor | Nationality | remark, "Message for Memorial" |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23 May 2017 | Michail Kostarakos | European Union | visited as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee and laid a wreath |
| 2 June 2017 | Fang Fenghui | China | visited as a member of the Central Military Commission of China and Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and laid a wreath |
| 18 September 2017 | Surapong Suwan-ath | Thailand | visited as Chief of the Defence Forces of Royal Thai Armed Forces and laid a wreath |
| 2 October 2017 | Ngô Xuân Lịch | Vietnam | visited as Vietnam's Minister of National Defence and laid a wreath |
| 8 January 2018 | Perry Lim | Singapore | visited as Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces and laid a wreath |
| 20 January 2018 | Sergey Shoygu | Russia | visited as Russia's Minister of Defence and laid a wreath |
| 15 June 2018 | Wei Fenghe | China | visited as State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of China and laid a wreath |
| 4 September 2018 | Birender Singh Dhanoa | India | visited as Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force and laid a wreath |
| 14 June 2019 | Rozzano D. Briguez | Philippine | visited as Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and laid a wreath |
| 22 January 2021 | Sergey Shoygu | Russia | visited as Russia's Minister of Defence and laid a wreath |
