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clerk and the adjoining building, which was built in a similar architectural style, was the
Administrator's residence. It was later used as the Trade Office (Negotie Kantoor) of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and by 1760, 18 book-keepers and 18 clerks were working in the building. When the British took control of the country and the fort, the two buildings were amalgamated, with part of the building used as the official residence of the Military Commander of the Galle Fort. The Commissariat Store was also housed in a part of the same building. The building was then used as the Telegraph Office in 1857 before becoming the General Post Office for Galle.
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were forced to move the post office, following the collapse of one of the building's walls. On the night of 7 December 2019 a significant portion of the building collapsed onto Cross Church Street blocking the road. The Galle
District Assistant Archeological Commissioner said "the roof of the edifice
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and Galle Fort post offices to private developers, in order for the buildings be converted into hotels. In August the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) directed that the building be transferred to the Galle Heritage Foundation, with proposals to be sought from prospective parties for
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The post office was relocated to its current location on the corner of Church and Church Cross
Streets in 1872. This building was constructed during the Dutch occupation and in 1868 was the Dutch Governor's official residence. In 1744, the building was used as the official residence of the chief
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the renovation of the building, in accordance with the conservation principles stipulated by UNESCO and the Galle
Heritage Foundation. The renovated building to include the provision for a continuation of the current postal services.
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which runs the length of the building's street frontage, with six stone pillars supporting the portico roof. The post office only occupies a small portion of the building with the rest being vacant and disused.
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was in a severe state of dilapidation as the rain water had seeped into the huge walls of the building." According to the Galle
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