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The Old Post Office
Construction
of the Post Office began in 1904, but progress was delayed due to the contractor's
financial difficulties and the building was not completed until June 1907.
An arched walkway, which was added much later, connects the Sultan Abdul Samad
Building with this structure. The styles of both buildings are similar, with
wide arcaded verandahs of pointed horseshoe arches. Pinnacles frame the central
leaf design pediment. The many-sided stair towers flank both ends of the façade.
In 1984, when the Post Office was relocated to the Dayabumi complex, this structure
remained vacant for several years. In 1991, the building was renovated for the
Court of Appeal. However, it is still popularly known as The Old Post Office.
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