Originally known as “Sofaer’s Building”, this was designed by Issace A. Sofaer, a Jewish trader from Baghdad, and was built by a then famous architect, Thomas Swales. This Italianate style building which was built around 1906 is famous for its tenant on the first floor, the Lokanat Art Gallery where the original tiles imported from Manchester over a hundred years ago, are still in place. In 1930s the building was renamed as “Randeria Building” after it had been bought by the family of Indian Surti traders. It is now occupied by the Internal Revenue Department and a variety of private businesses. As one of the historic prestigious buildings in Yangon, Lokanat building, which is located at the corner of Pansodan and Merchant road, received blue plaque commemoration on September 18, 2015. #arcadiamyanmar #myanmar #burma #yangon #yangonmyanmar (at Yangon, Myanmar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtkvN7JgDYT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cxsnxdkaibwm