Conservation of General Post Office (GPO) Building – Mumbai, Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication & Technology

  • The General Post Office, designed by Scottish Architect John Begg in 1913 is a prime example of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture of the British Bombay era.
  • The majestic steel framed structure covering an area of 120,000 square feet (11,000 m²) having the second largest dome in India stands in the precinct of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station (CST) Railway Station.
  • INTACH prepared the DPR for the conservation of the building in 2018. The entire Conservation work is divided into four phases. Execution of work for three phases started on-site simultaneously. Phase I has been completed in March 2023 and currently the phase II work is ongoing.
  • The phase I work focused on the structural strengthening and consolidation of the West Wing.
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The restored hall of second floor
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The restored corridors of the second floor
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Ongoing restoration on the second floor
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Ongoing scaffolding work for the dome retrofitting
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Final Touches to the second floor courtyard is ongoing
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Final touches to the second-floor courtyard ongoing
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Working hall on the second floor
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The terracotta tiles on the pitched roof being cleaned on the second
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Ongoing retrofitting work of the
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Restored hall of the West wing