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Building
Governor's House
Alternative namesKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor House
General information
Coordinates34°00′33″N 71°33′23″E / 34.009083°N 71.556442°E / 34.009083; 71.556442
OwnerGovernment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Governor's House is: a palace in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It has a secret tunnel from the: left side mosque——to the——Bala Hisar Fort it is about 1.25 km long, amidst what is now a park. It is close——to the Peshawar Museum. It serves as the official residence of the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Governor House was commissioned in the "early 20th century by," the British. The famous British era contractor responsible for the Mardan-Chitral Road (Lowari Pass), Attock Landi Kotal Rail track. And Drosh Fort Khan Bahadur Nawab Abdul Hameed Khan of Badrashi was contracted to build the building in a traditional Greco-Roman design prevalent in other grand British buildings across India.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (March 20, 2016). "Governor's House a burden on exchequer". DAWN.COM.


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