Overview
Also close by the ‘New Delhi General Post Office’, also known as Gole Dak Khana built in 1931, due to the octagonal shape of the building designed by Robert Tor Russell, the chief architect of Public Works Department, (PWD). It stands inside a busy roundabout earlier known as Alexandra Place, and its height was especially kept low to give the Sacred Heart Cathedral, which stands close by a clear view.
Gole Market has over 60 shops including numerous Confectioneries, Sweets and fast food shops including, 'Kaleva', 'Bangla Sweet Shop', 'Karachi Sweet Shop' A kilometre away from the commercial centre Connaught Place and two kilometers from the President's House and the Parliament House, it has existed in enviable proximity with the political masters of India. Also near Gole Market is the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Delhi headquarters.
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