Central Telegraph Office, Yangon
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. Construction for the four-story, steel-framed building, took place between 1913 and 1917, delivered by Clark & Greig. For a time, the building also housed the Burma Broadcasting Service.
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Maha Bandula Road, Yangon Kyauktada (Yangon West)
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N 16.774131 ° | E 96.161312 ° |
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Maha Bandula Road
11182 Yangon, Kyauktada (Yangon West)
Yangon, Myanmar
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