[6]The British assigned Henry Hoyne-Fox, executive engineer at government's public works the task of designing a sprawling new Victorian-style complex on 16 acres in Yangon.

The steel used in the support structure of the buildings was shipped in from Glasgow, Scotland and the original roof tiles were manufactured in France while the bricks and teak for the woodwork were locally sourced across Asia.

The building is currently on the Yangon City Heritage List and restoration work is underway, parts of the complex are open to the public and there is an informative guided tour for a fee.

[11] The Secretariat now offers Daily Guided Heritage Tours to visitors for a peek behind closed doors and construction scaffolding.

Explore the history of the colossal colonial building and learn the details of the complex's multi-year renovation effort while being escorted by an expert local guide.

Your "insider's" journey through The Secretariat Yangon will take you to see the stately interior of the historic Yangon Parliament House where Burma's self-rule first began and the West Wing location of the assassination of General Aung San, the father of Modern Myanmar, and 6 cabinet members on 19 July 1947, as well as into areas that are still under renovation.

As you and your guide wind your way through the layers of history you will see original teak wood details, soaring ceiling heights, and if construction activity allows, the impressive double spiral iron staircase in the South Wing of the complex.

For the first time since the building closed, the Yangon Parliament House, located within the Secretariat compound and the Cabinet Meeting Room, was opened to the public.

Articles included were labeled chairs that seated the fallen martyrs, fountain pens, pencils, keys, wristwatches, blankets, lighters, cigarette boxes, money and signed notes that they used daily.

[15] Parts of the southeast wing of the building opened to the public on January 14 to February 4, 2017, for the art exhibit Where the Land and Water End by the German artist Wolfgang Laib.