Central_Telegraph_Office,_Yangon

Central Telegraph Office, Yangon

Central Telegraph Office, Yangon

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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).

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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]

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  1. [1]
    "Places in History | Colonial Communications Hub Linked Myanmar with Outside World". The Irrawaddy. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. [2]
    "Myanma Post and Telecommunications – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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