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The General Post Office (abbreviation GPO, commonly known as the Sydney GPO) is a heritage-listed landmark building located in Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The original building was constructed in two stages beginning in 1866 and was designed under the guidance of Colonial Architect James Barnet .
The GPO handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Chennai GPO operates from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays, the GPO functions from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Facilities available are speed post, registered post, parcel, insurance, e-billing, and e-posting. Chennai GPO has a 24-hour telegraph office. [1]
Architectural plans were drawn up and the construction contract with C. W. Arnott [6] signed on 7 July 1914 at a cost of £232,700. [5] These original plans provided for five storeys above ground level, in addition to a basement. [5] Construction commenced in mid-1914, [4] and initially experienced a delay due to sandy soil on the site. [7]
On 14 October 2019, Adelaide's GPO was relocated to the adjacent GPO Exchange tower at 10 Franklin Street. Plans were announced for the original building to have with a Westin hotel built atop it. [8] In April 2021, South Australian premier Steven Marshall attended a sod-turning ceremony, to mark the beginning of construction on the hotel.
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Lord Hardinge laid the stone of new buildings in Patna on 1 December 1912. [6] The construction of the building started in 1912 and was completed in 1917. It was opened for the public on 1 July 1917 with 17 employees in total and was built over an area of 22 acres. [1] Patna GPO when built was known as Post and Telegraph Office.