Government Press Buildings

Government Press Buildings
ဗဟိုပုံနှိပ်စက်ရုံ
General information
Location	Yangon, Myanmar
Coordinates	16.769805°N 96.160544°E / 16.769805; 96.160544
Completed	1912
Design and construction
Architect(s)	John Begg

The former Government Press Buildings (Burmese: ဗဟိုပုံနှိပ်စက်ရုံ) is a colonial-era landmark in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon, Burma), designated in the Yangon City Heritage List. The building complex is located on the northwest corner of the Secretariat on Theinbyu Road.^[1]

The low-rise brick complex was designed by Scottish architect John Begg, and built between 1909 and 1912.^[2][1] The complex's main facade features an elegant entrance with Greek columns.^[1] During the colonial era, the building was the official distribution center and printing factory for official government publications, including gazettes, journals, news, and textbooks.^[3] In the post-colonial era, it became the publishing arm of the Ministry of Information's Government Printing and Stationery Department, employing over 1,300 staff.^[3] The broader Government Printing and Stationery Department complex housed the Printing & Publishing Enterprise (ပုံနှပ်ရေးနှင့်စာအုပ်ထုတ်ဝေရေးလုပ်ငန်း) until 2005, when the national government moved ministerial facilities to Naypyidaw.^[3] The building later served as the Office for the Minister of Information.^[2] This building is still owned by the Ministry which maintains some offices here.^[2]

References

1. "Printing & Publishing Enterprise – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
2. "7th Blue Plaque (Central Press) – Yangon Heritage Trust". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
3. Stewart, Lucas (2019-07-30). "Printing with the Government Press Building". Lucas Stewart. Retrieved 2020-05-23.