Central Telegraph Office, Yangon
Building in Yangon, Myanmar
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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).
| Central Telegraph Office | |
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ဗဟိုကြေးနန်းရုံး | |
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 Interactive map of the Central Telegraph Office area | |
General information | |
| Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16.774131°N 96.161312°E |
Completed | 1917 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Begg |
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]
