Heritage record
General Post Office Lahore
PunjabBuildingProtected
It was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria`s Golden Jubilee and replaced the telegraph office of Anarkali Bazar. The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram, one of the leading architects of that time, and was built near the shrine of the 17th century saint Shah Chiragh. The building consists of two main halls and two minarets. 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.
- Record ID
- 10157
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Building
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 31.56615, 74.31307 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Ahmad, Issam. (2008). The post-colonial hangover in The Review. Dawn, 15 October 2008 pg. 18.
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