Central Telegraph Office, Yangon
| Central Telegraph Office | |
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ဗဟိုကြေးနန်းရုံး | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16°46′27″N 96°09′41″E / 16.774131°N 96.161312°E |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Begg |
Central Telegraph Office (Burmese: ဗဟိုကြေးနန်းရုံး) is a colonial-era landmark in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon, Burma), designated in the Yangon City Heritage List. The building, located on the corner of Pansodan and Maha Bandula Roads, now houses the a government office, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT).
Central Telegraph Office was designed by John Begg, a government architect who had also designed other colonial era buildings in the city, including Custom House on Strand Road, and the Printing and Publishing Enterprise building.[1] Construction for the four-story, steel-framed building, took place between 1913 and 1917, delivered by Clark & Greig.[2][1] For a time, the building also housed the Burma Broadcasting Service.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Places in History | Colonial Communications Hub Linked Myanmar with Outside World". The Irrawaddy. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Myanma Post and Telecommunications – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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