General Post Office GPO Bombay, 1936 Postcard

General Post Office GPO Bombay, 1936 Postcard

This is an old 1936 photo postcard of the General Post Office or GPO in Bombay, now Mumbai. The GPO looks slightly distant in the photograph to get a good view. But more postcards or photos of the GPO with better visibility will be added later. Completed in 1913, the General Post Office was of Indo-Saracenic architectural design.

The Indo-Saracenic design was first introduced in Bombay by John Begg, a consulting architect to the Government. His successor, George Wittet, designed Ballard Estate and other important public buildings. He was also a great believer in the Indo-Saracenic style one of his better-known works was the Gateway of India. The GPO building’s dome, in particular, was said to be a copy of the Gol Gumbaz’s dome in Bijapur. Click on the photo for better view.

Read more about Mumbai GPO building turns 100.

Did you know- the Bombay GPO is Asia’s biggest Post Office, or possibly the world’s biggest.

From the collection-  1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#17).,  British India Era Postman – Old Stereo Photograph 1902., Bullock Cart Tanker Watering Road In Bangalore-Old PC., Abu’s Tomb Meerut – Old Print 1850