Government House, Rangoon
| Government House, Rangoon | |
|---|---|
 Government House, Rangoon in 1895 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne style |
| Construction started | 1892 |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hoyne Fox |
Government House, Rangoon was the official residence (Government House) of the colonial heads of Burma. The building was ordered demolished in 1985 by Ne Win following earthquake damage in the 1970s.[1][2][3] The building complex, located in north Rangoon, west of Shwedagon Pagoda, was designed by British architect Hoyne Fox and built in between 1892 and 1895.[4][1][5] The building was built in the Queen Anne renaissance style.[5]
Gallery
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After the fall of Rangoon in March 1942, showing victorious Japanese troops in front of Government House -
Government House, Rangoon in 1955 -
Government House, Rangoon in 1955
See also
References
- ^ a b Thant Myint-U (2011). The River of Lost Footsteps. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571266067.
- ^ Thant Myint-U (2 December 2011). "Forgotten treasures". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Conserving Old Rangoon". Asian Art. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Chief Commissioner's House, Rangoon". Online Gallery. The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Government House, Rangoon". The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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