Governor House at Pyin Oo Lwin
The original Governor House at Pyin Oo Lwin (May Myo) was destroyed during World War ll destruction. The New Governor House was reconstructed by Htoo Com.Ltd. The company bought photos of original house which were brought by English when Japan bombed around May Myo. The new house is built on the foundation of the old house. The ambition of reconstruction is to get the original form and the real atmosphere of the original building for everyone who look this house. The new building is used modern constructed materials but do not obviously. For example nowadays long teak can’t get for pillars. So the concrete pillars are covered with slice of wood and painted black. My point of view in this process the maintenance of the ancient buildings, decayed pagodas and religious buildings we should observe do not disturbed the original style of these buildings. To maintain the historic buildings the important fact is not only the buildings but also the surrounding areas. The reconstructed building need to be harmonious its surrounding.If you do one day trip to Pyinoolwin from Mandalay , you definitely have to go to this place. But you need to pay entrance fee 2 USD per person if you like to go inside the building and it is still worth to visit.
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