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	\| name = General Post Office, Kolkata		\| name = General Post Office, Kolkata
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	\| image_caption = GPO~~, Kolkata~~		\| image_caption = The GPO building in December 2011
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	The '''General Post Office, Kolkata''' is the central post office of the city of [[Kolkata]], [[India]], and the chief post office of [[West Bengal]]. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the [[B.B.D. Bagh]] area, the imposing structure of the GPO is one of the landmarks in the city.		The '''General Post Office, Kolkata''' is the central post office of the city of [[Kolkata]], [[India]], and the chief post office of [[West Bengal]]. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the [[B. B. D. Bagh]] area, the imposing structure of the GPO is one of the landmarks in the city.

	Kolkata GPO is one of the five Philatelic Bureaus in the country (others being [[Mumbai GPO]], [[Chennai GPO]], Parliament Street, and [[New Delhi GPO]]) that are authorised to sell the [[United Nations]] stamps.{{citation needed\|date=November 2012}}		Kolkata GPO is one of the five Philatelic Bureaus in the country (others being [[Mumbai GPO]], [[Chennai GPO]], Parliament Street, and [[New Delhi GPO]]) that are authorised to sell the [[United Nations]] stamps.{{citation needed\|date=November 2012}}
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	==Building==		==Building==
			[[File:Dome of General Post Office,Kolkata.jpg\|thumb\|Dome of the General Post Office]]
	The GPO is notable for its imposing high domed roof (rising over 220 feet) and tall [[Ionic order\|Ionic]]-[[Corinthian order\|Corinthian]] pillars. A postal museum that was built in 1884 displays a collection of artefacts and [[Postage stamp\|stamps]]. The [[Philatelic]] Bureau is located on the southwestern end of the building.		The GPO is notable for its imposing high domed roof (rising over 220 feet) and tall [[Ionic order\|Ionic]]-[[Corinthian order\|Corinthian]] pillars. A postal museum that was built in 1884 displays a collection of artefacts and [[Postage stamp\|stamps]]. The [[Philatelic]] Bureau is located on the southwestern end of the building.

	==Location==		==Location==
	It is located on [[Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata\|Netaji Subhas Road]] in [[B. B. D. Bagh]] area of Kolkata.		It is located on [[Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata\|Netaji Subhas Road]] in [[B. B. D. Bagh]] area of Kolkata. The location is very near to BBD Bag Railway Station.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Paper/Unwatermarked%20paper%20with%20all%20over%20'Asoka%20Pillar'./CALCUTTA%20G.P.O Postage stamp on GPO]		*[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Paper/Unwatermarked%20paper%20with%20all%20over%20'Asoka%20Pillar'./CALCUTTA%20G.P.O Postage stamp on GPO]

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The '''General Post Office, Kolkata''' is the central post office of the city of [[Kolkata]], [[India]], and the chief post office of [[West Bengal]]. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the [[B.B.D. Bagh]] area, the imposing structure of the GPO is one of the landmarks in the city.

Kolkata GPO is one of the five Philatelic Bureaus in the country (others being [[Mumbai GPO]], [[Chennai GPO]], Parliament Street, and [[New Delhi GPO]]) that are authorised to sell the [[United Nations]] stamps.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

==History==

[[File:The General Post Office.jpg|thumb|General Post Office, Calcutta (1905)]]

The site where the GPO is located was actually the site of the first [[Fort William, India|Fort William]]. An alley beside the post office was the site of the guardhouse that housed the infamous 1756 [[Black Hole of Calcutta]] (1756). The General Post Office was designed in 1864 by Walter B. Grenville (1819-1874), who acted as consulting architect to the government of India from 1863 to 1868.

[[File:DalhousieSqCalcutta 1910.jpg|thumb|[[Dalhousie Square]], Calcutta in 1910 with GPO in the background]]

The staircase at the eastern side of the GPO features a brass plate, which marks the eastern end of the Old Fort William. This is probably the only remaining of the ancient fort of Calcutta. Recently a marble plaque has been installed on the Eastern walls of GPO, which highlight the Brass Plate.

To the north of the GPO is the Kolkata Collectorate, which was once the office of the regional ‘Collector’, a designation invented by the British Government after 1857 to replace the traditional Zamindars.

==Building==
The GPO is notable for its imposing high domed roof (rising over 220 feet) and tall [[Ionic order|Ionic]]-[[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] pillars. A postal museum that was built in 1884 displays a collection of artefacts and [[Postage stamp|stamps]]. The [[Philatelic]] Bureau is located on the southwestern end of the building.

==Location==
It is located on [[Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata|Netaji Subhas Road]] in [[B. B. D. Bagh]] area of Kolkata.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:KolkataGPO1.JPG|Kolkata GPO with some ongoing restoration work
File:Calcutta GPO.JPG|Kolkata GPO Dusk View
File:Lal Dighi (Red Pool), Tank Square, Kolkata, India.jpg|Remote view from Lal Dighi
File:KOLKATA G.P.O.jpg|Kolkata GPO Night View
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Indian Postal Service]]

==External links==
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*[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Paper/Unwatermarked%20paper%20with%20all%20over%20'Asoka%20Pillar'./CALCUTTA%20G.P.O Postage stamp on GPO]

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Post office buildings in India|K ]]
[[Category:Government buildings in West Bengal]]

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