点评:In the historical centre of downtown Victoria, close by the clock tower, is an attractive colonial building that has been restored back to its original form to house - since 2018 - the National Museum of History, a must visit for anyone interested in this aspect of the islands. The grand house dates from 1885 and is thus one of the oldest still standing in Victoria. It is made from coral limestone, timber and iron.
Originally it had been built for and paid by the New Oriental Bank Corporation, once the most powerful Eastern exchange bank with its main base in Bombay, but due to bad loans to coffee and sugar plantations it had to be liquidated in 1892, thus just seven years after they had this house built in Victoria. The building was next used by the Eastern Telegraph Company, before becoming a court house till 2013.
翻译:在维多利亚市中心的历史中心,靠近钟楼,是一座迷人的殖民建筑,自 2018 年以来已恢复原状,成为国家历史博物馆,任何对这方面感兴趣的人都必须参观岛屿。这座宏伟的房子建于 1885 年,因此是维多利亚现存最古老的房子之一。它由珊瑚石灰石、木材和铁制成。
它最初是由新东方银行公司建造并由其支付的,新东方银行公司曾经是东方最强大的外汇银行,其主要基地位于孟买,但由于咖啡和甘蔗种植园的不良贷款,它不得不在 1892 年被清算,因此只有七家他们在维多利亚建造了这座房子多年后。该建筑接下来被东方电报公司使用,直到 2013 年才成为法院大楼。