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== History == |
== History == |
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The elegant teak mansion was built in 1920. The two-story mansion, as its official name denotes, served as the official home of the governors of the [[British Crown Colony]] of Burma, such as Sir [[Reginald Dorman-Smith]] and [[Hubert Rance]].{{cn|date=November 2013}} |
The elegant teak mansion was built in 1920. The two-story mansion, as its official name denotes, served as the official home of the governors of the [[British Crown Colony]] of Burma, such as Sir [[Reginald Dorman-Smith]] and [[Hubert Rance]].{{cn|date=November 2013}} In 2006 the hotel became part of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.<ref>http://www.belmond.com/web/luxury/press/orient-express_hotels_ltd_to_launch_belmond_brand.jsp</ref> which in 2014 changed its name to [[Belmond Ltd.]] At this point the hotel changed its name to Belmond Governor's Residence. |
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==See also== |
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The Belmond Governor's Residence is a Victorian-style hotel located in Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), located in a teak mansion from the 1920s. It is located in the Embassy Quarter near the Shwedagon Pagoda, the National Museum, the former Foreign Ministry office compound and India House - now the official residence of the ambassador of India.
The famed British Gentlemen's Club, the Pegu Club was located nearby.
History
The elegant teak mansion was built in 1920. The two-story mansion, as its official name denotes, served as the official home of the governors of the British Crown Colony of Burma, such as Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith and Hubert Rance.[citation needed] In 2006 the hotel became part of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.[1] which in 2014 changed its name to Belmond Ltd. At this point the hotel changed its name to Belmond Governor's Residence.
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External links
- Belmond Governor's Residence Homepage
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