Mumbai GPO

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Story · 5 min readA Sunday morning walk through FortThe one morning the business district holds still, from CST to Ballard Estate to Flora Fountain. Inspired by "A Sunday Morning Walk in Mumbai" by Sudhagee.

By Sarvagya · 31 July · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

A domed Indo-Saracenic general post office near CST, its central hall crowned by an unsupported dome.

Sarvagya@sarvagyasinghs · 31 Jul

A domed Indo-Saracenic general post office near CST, its central hall crowned by an unsupported dome.

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The General Post Office, Mumbai, is the central post office of the city of Mumbai, India. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the vicinity of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Mumbai General Post Office (GPO) is a paradigm of Indo-Saracenic architecture. Mumbai GPO is one of the five Philatelic Bureaus in the country (others being Chennai GPO, Kolkata GPO, Parliament Street, and New Delhi GPO) that are authorised to sell the United Nations stamps. The building The GPO is modelled on the Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur, Karnataka. It was designed by British architect John Begg, a consultant architect to the British government. Begg designed the… Wikipedia

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