General Post Office, Colombo
- General Post Office, Colombo
The General Post Office, also known as the "GPO", is the headquarters of the Sri Lanka Post. It is also the office of the Post Master General.
Building
The General Post Office building was build in 1895 on the opposite the Governor residence the King's House (currently the President's House), on King's Street (currently the Janadhipath Mawatha). This Edwardian style building house the GPO up until recently when it was moved out due to security reasons. A new GPO building was build and the Sri Lanka Post moved in.
ee also
*President's House
*Sri Lanka Post
External Links
* [http://www.slpost.gov.lk/heritage.htm Sri Lanka Post - Our Heritage]
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