Government House, Rangoon
| Government House, Rangoon | |
|---|---|
 Government House, Rangoon in 1895 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne style |
| Construction started | 1892 |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hoyne Fox |
Government House, Rangoon (Burmese: ဘုရင်ခံအိမ်တော်) was the official residence (Government House) of the colonial heads of Burma. The building was ordered demolished in 1985 by Ne Win following earthquake damage in the 1970s.[1][2][3] The building complex, located in north Rangoon, west of Shwedagon Pagoda, was designed by British architect Hoyne Fox and built in between 1892 and 1895.[1][4][5] The building was built in the Queen Anne renaissance style.[5]
Gallery
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After the fall of Rangoon in March 1942, showing victorious Japanese troops in front of Government House
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Government House, Rangoon in 1955
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Government House, Rangoon in 1955
See also
- Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw
- Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
- Governor's Residence
References
- 1 2 Thant Myint-U (2011). The River of Lost Footsteps. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571266067.
- ↑ Thant Myint-U (2 December 2011). "Forgotten treasures". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Conserving Old Rangoon". Asian Art. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ "Chief Commissioner's House, Rangoon". Online Gallery. The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Government House, Rangoon". The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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