General Post Office, Patna
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The General Post Office, Patna (abbreviation GPO, commonly known as the Patna GPO) is a British Raj building located in Patna, Bihar, India. It is the central post office of the city of Patna and the headquarters of India Post's Bihar Circle. It is located on the intersection of Buddh Marg and New Market Station Road. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mails and parcels. As of 2017, GPO Patna delivers 1 lakh letters and parcels daily through 96 postmen. It also has more than 12 lakh savings accounts.[1]
General Post Office, Patna | |
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Location in Patna | |
Former names | Post and Telegraph Office, Patna |
Alternative names | Patna GPO |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Government |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival architecture |
Location | Buddh Marg, Patna, India |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 25°36′12″N 85°07′55″E |
Current tenants | India Post |
Groundbreaking | 1 December 1912 (keystone setting) |
Construction started | 1912 |
Completed | 1917 |
Opened | 1 July 1917 (1917-07-01) |
Cost | INR 2.69 lakh[1] |
Owner | India Post |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Fearis Munnings[2] |
References | |
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The building was designed by New Zealand-born architect Joseph Fearis Munnings. The GPO campus also houses the office of the Chief Postmaster General for Bihar Circle. The construction of building started in 1912 and was completed in 1917. The building was opened to public in 1917 and was then known as Post and Telegraph Office. The building was part of the New Patna that British established in 1912 after the division of Bihar and Orissa from Bengal Presidency.[2] The post office celebrated its centenary year in 2017.