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The General Post Office (abbreviated: GPO) is the main
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
in Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Located at GPO Chowk on Mall Road (''Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam'') near Anarkali, the GPO is Pakistan's largest. On average, it handles 20,000 pieces of mail per day.
History
It was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria'sGolden Jubilee
A golden jubilee marks a 50th anniversary. It variously is applied to people, events, and nations.
Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, golden jubilee refers the 50th anniversary year of the separation from Pakistan and is called in Bengali ''"সু ...
and replaced the telegraph office of Anarkali Bazar. The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram
Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram (born Ganga Ram Agarwal; 13 April 1851 – 10 July 1927) was an Indian civil engineer and architect. His extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in colonial India and now in modern Pakistan, caused ...
, one of the leading architects of that time, and was built near the shrine of the 17th century saint Shah Chiragh.
Building
The building consists of two main halls and two minarets.Ahmad, Issam, ''The post-colonial hangover'' in The Review, ''Dawn''. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18Conservation
It was the first British era building to be conserved in the city. The work was carried out byYasmeen Lari
Yasmeen Lari (born 1941; ur, ) is Pakistan's first female architect. She is best known for her involvement in the intersection of architecture and social justice. Since her official retirement from architectural practice in 2000, her UN-recog ...
and Associations. On 21 August 1996, the Post Office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
issued a stamp commemorating its restoration.
See also
* OtherGeneral Post Office
The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. Before the Acts of Union 1707, it was the postal system of the Kingdom of England, established by Charles II in 1660. ...
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References
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