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The Empress Market (Urdu: ایمپریس مارکیٹ, Sindhi: ايمپريس مارڪيٽ) is a marketplace situated in the Saddar Town locality of Karachi, Pakistan. The market traces its origins to the British Raj era, when it was first constructed. [1] Today, it is amongst the most popular and busy places for shopping in Karachi ...
Empress Market in 1890 Highrise buildings on II Chundrigar Road. Aerial view of Sadar District. Saddar was established by the British in 1839 as a commercial district for Karachi's European population, [5] to the east of the bazaars of old Karachi in Mithadar, Kharadar, and Jodia Bazaar which served the native population.
Behram Sohrab H. J. Rustomji (1952), Karachi, 1839-1947: a short history of the foundation and growth of Karachi, Karachi: Kitabistan Herbert Feldman (1970), Karachi through a hundred years: the centenary history of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1860-1960 (2nd ed.), Karachi: Pakistan Branch, Oxford University Press
For meats and groceries, you can head to the Empress Market. [2] This is a vast Victorian structure in Mughal Gothic style, with a domineering 50 meters high clock tower in the front center of the building. Empress Market houses hundreds of shops and stalls so shoppers would have plenty of choice and a wide variety of consumer goods. [2] [3]
Empress Market: Preedy Street Karachi: Empress Market More images. SD-P-176 Mandviwala Building Preedy Street Karachi: Mandviwala Building More images
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St. Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, and is located near the Empress Market in the Saddar locality in central Karachi.The church was completed in 1881, and can accommodate 1,500 worshipers.
The building was intended to serve as Karachi's town hall, and was designed by Henry Saint Clair Wilkins, [1] who was chosen from among 12 candidates. [4]The building's land was purchased at a cost of 2,000 British Indian rupees, [1] which had been donated by WP Andrew of the Scinde Railway, and Sir Frederick Arthur Bartholomew. [1]