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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Thant Myint-U (2011). The River of Lost Footsteps. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571266067.
  2. ↑ Thant Myint-U (2 December 2011). "Forgotten treasures". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Conserving Old Rangoon". Asian Art. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chief Commissioner's House, Rangoon". Online Gallery. The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Government House, Rangoon". The British Library. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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