General Post Office, Lahore

The General Post Office (abbreviated: GPO) is the main post office in Lahore, Pakistan. Located at GPO Chowk on Mall Road (Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam) near Anarkali, the GPO is Pakistan's largest.[1] On average, it handles 20,000 pieces of mail per day.[2]

General Post Office (GPO)
General information
Town or cityLahore
CountryPakistan
Completed1887

History

It was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee[3] and replaced the telegraph office of Anarkali Bazar.[4] The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram, one of the leading architects of that time,[5][6] and was built near the shrine of the 17th century saint Shah Chiragh.

GPO was built near the shrine of Shah Chiragh, who was a prominent saint during the Shah Jahan era.[7]

Building

The building consists of two main halls and two minarets.[8]

Conservation

It was the first British era building to be conserved in the city. The work was carried out by Yasmeen Lari and Associations. On 21 August 1996, the Post Office issued a stamp commemorating its restoration.

See also

References
  1. Ahmad, Issam, The post-colonial hangover in The Review, Dawn. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18
  2. Ahmad, Issam, The post-colonial hangover in The Review, Dawn. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18
  3. General Post Office, Lahore 360. Retrieved 30 June 2010
  4. Ahmad, Issam, The post-colonial hangover in The Review, Dawn. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18
  5. http://lahorenama.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/sir-ganga-ram-a-brilliant-man-of-punjab/
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Latif, Syad Muhammad (1892). Lahore: Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiquities: With an Account of Its Modern Institutions, Inhabitants, Their Trade, Customs, &c. Printed at the New Imperial Press.
  8. Ahmad, Issam, The post-colonial hangover in The Review, Dawn. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18


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