Old Karachi
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Agree, Like my friend says olad is golad....View attachment 815794
Present day Sindh Club on left fore ground and Frere Hall behind it. Buildings on the right side have disappeared now..
Kia din hongay, kia log hongay
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Musical_Fountain Karachi,, 1970s
Landmarks are significant in the beautification of a city. There used to be many landmarks all around Karachi that have become a part of our subconscious.
People living in the 60s in Karachi would remember a harp on the traffic intersection near the Trinity Church and Zainab Market in Saddar. They referred to that intersection or roundabout as the Musical Fountain.
The Musical Fountain stood at the intersection of Victoria Road, Havelock Road, Strachan Road (now called Din Mohammed Wafai Road) and Musical Fountain Road. On the northeast corner of the intersection is the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral. There were three cinema houses in the vicinity: The Rex Cinema, Rio Cinema and Mayfair open-air cinema. The fountain was built by Karachi Municipal Corporation with the help of Phillip Electronics.
The roundabout also appeared in Pakistani films including the famous donkey cart song with Waheed Murad and Zeba, “Mujhe tum se mohabat hey, ek baar zara tum keh do.”
Though there is a small white Mughal architecture replica standing in place of the harp now, the intersection is still referred to as Musical Fountain by people giving directions to someone to reach some destination near it or using it as a meeting place. The roundabout is now called Fawara Chowk.
Landmarks are significant in the beautification of a city. There used to be many landmarks all around Karachi that have become a part of our subconscious.
People living in the 60s in Karachi would remember a harp on the traffic intersection near the Trinity Church and Zainab Market in Saddar. They referred to that intersection or roundabout as the Musical Fountain.
The Musical Fountain stood at the intersection of Victoria Road, Havelock Road, Strachan Road (now called Din Mohammed Wafai Road) and Musical Fountain Road. On the northeast corner of the intersection is the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral. There were three cinema houses in the vicinity: The Rex Cinema, Rio Cinema and Mayfair open-air cinema. The fountain was built by Karachi Municipal Corporation with the help of Phillip Electronics.
The roundabout also appeared in Pakistani films including the famous donkey cart song with Waheed Murad and Zeba, “Mujhe tum se mohabat hey, ek baar zara tum keh do.”
Though there is a small white Mughal architecture replica standing in place of the harp now, the intersection is still referred to as Musical Fountain by people giving directions to someone to reach some destination near it or using it as a meeting place. The roundabout is now called Fawara Chowk.
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Lakshmi Building, Karachi...
The first high rise of Karachi – Lakshmi building was a five-storey tallest building before partition. Built for the 'Lakshmi Insurance Company,' it was designed by the Karachi-based firm Maysers D H Daruwala & Co. in the Art Deco style, while the Hindustan Construction Company was the contractor. The red bricks for the façade were imported from Jaipur at the request of the insurance company's owner Lala Lajpat Rai of Lahore.
It was inaugurated on Christmas Eve, 1938 by the Indian poet and political activist Sarojini Naidu (whose name was later removed from the plaque that commemorates the building's opening).
Originally, a statue of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi was placed on top of the building, before removal in 1947 at the time of independence, when the owner migrated to India and sold the firm to a Parsi businessman, with some of the Hindu residents killed in the ensuing riots.
The building was once known throughout Karachi for its state-of-the art clock-tower, and its iron elevator.
After the partition the city saw many high-rises built and got each other replaced. Qamar House succumbed to the height of Mohammadi House for a while until Habib Bank Plaza’s 311-feet high building literally concluded the race in 1963. The Plaza reigned for around four decades as the largest manmade structure in the country.
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Lakshmi Building, Karachi...
The first high rise of Karachi – Lakshmi building was a five-storey tallest building before partition. Built for the 'Lakshmi Insurance Company,' it was designed by the Karachi-based firm Maysers D H Daruwala & Co. in the Art Deco style, while the Hindustan Construction Company was the contractor. The red bricks for the façade were imported from Jaipur at the request of the insurance company's owner Lala Lajpat Rai of Lahore.
It was inaugurated on Christmas Eve, 1938 by the Indian poet and political activist Sarojini Naidu (whose name was later removed from the plaque that commemorates the building's opening).
Originally, a statue of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi was placed on top of the building, before removal in 1947 at the time of independence, when the owner migrated to India and sold the firm to a Parsi businessman, with some of the Hindu residents killed in the ensuing riots.
The building was once known throughout Karachi for its state-of-the art clock-tower, and its iron elevator.
After the partition the city saw many high-rises built and got each other replaced. Qamar House succumbed to the height of Mohammadi House for a while until Habib Bank Plaza’s 311-feet high building literally concluded the race in 1963. The Plaza reigned for around four decades as the largest manmade structure in the country.
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