Today the 21-April 2012 peoples are invited by the government to visit the renovation of the new part of the Goverment House which was destroyed by fire on the 16 February 2006. The gates of the house remains closed except for official occasions such as opening of parlaiment. The interior is not open to the public. The Government House of Mauritius was the most important building of the political life in Mauritius, the building is french colonial structure was build by Mahé de Labourdonnais in the year 1738. In front of the building and in the courtyard a statue of Queen Victoria which in summertime is shaded by flamboyants trees. Beyond it is the statue of William Stevenson who was the British Governor of Mauritius from the year1857 to 1863 . Today it is the official center of the government although parliamentary issues are debated in the modern National Assembly.
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| William stevenso Governor of Mauritius in the year 1857 to 1863 |
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| A view from the government house to Places D`armes |
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| Queen Victoria in the shade of flamboyants trees |
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| The Hall |
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| Fire destroy a part of the government house |
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| 17 February 2006 |
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| The library of the parliament damaged by fire |
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