Wikipedia's first sentence called it “architectural structure in jaffa street”. Today it says “british mandate-era building on jaffa street in jerusalem”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Exterior of the building.1The Central post office building of Jerusalem is an architectural structure in Jaffa Street, Jerusalem . Interior of the main post office. The building was built as General Post Office during the British Mandate , one of three government buildings in this area. Construction was between 1934 and 1938 to the design of the main architect of the public works department of the British Mandate, Austen Harrison and the Government architect Percy Harold Winter. The total cost was £120,000 for the building to house the administrative and engineering staff of Palestine Post, Telegraph & Telephone , the Jerusalem central telephone exchange and the Jerusalerm post office. The ceremony at the ward building was held on 18 June 1938, in the presence of the High Commissioner and hundreds of guests. The building is typical of the 'Mandatory' style.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Exterior of the building. The Central post office building of Jerusalem is an architectural structure in Jaffa Street, Jerusalem . Interior of the main post office. The building was built during the British Mandate as one of three government buildings built in this area. Construction was between 1934 and 1938 to the design of the main architect of the public works department of the British Mandate, Austen Harrison . The ceremony at the ward building was held on 18 June 1938, in the presence of the High Commissioner and hundreds of guests. The building is typical of the style mandatory. 31°46′49″N 35°13′20″E  /  31.780268°N 35.222286°E  / 31.780268; 35.222286
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Exterior of the building. The Central post office building is a British Mandate-era building on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem , Israel .Interior of the main hall with mural by Israeli artist Avraham Ofek
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Post office in Jerusalem The Central post office building is a British Mandate-era building on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem . Interior of the main hall with mural by Israeli artist Avraham Ofek
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architectural structure in jaffa street
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british mandate-era building on jaffa street in jerusalem
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