Old Karachi

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1940....this is bunder road near denso hall

1910 ...... Saddar

 

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Lighthouse and KMC.......

 

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1980 Saddar

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Near Paradise Cinema, Karachi in 1950's

 

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Dalmia cement factory 1950...................

 

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1910's Life karachi

1890

 

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1920s: The Boulton Market

1930

1900

 

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1930

1950s: Seventh day Adventist Hospital -

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1900s: Merewether Clock Tower

 

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Qamar House In 1950's (Under construction)

Qamar House was built by Qamardin Jaffer Valliani & Qamardin Mahomed Hashwani in 1957, it was acquired by EFU in 2002, now it is called EFU House, it works as the head-office for EFU Life, largest insurance company in Pakistan.

 

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Eid-ul-Adha, 1947 Karachi

 

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1890.

1960

 

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1920s

The Hindu Gymkhana is a colonial-era building located on Sarwar Shaheed Road in Karachi, Pakistan. Established in 1925 a club for the Hindu upper classes who formed colonial-era Karachi's commercial elite, the Hindu Gymkhana was the first public building in Karachi to adopt the Mughal-Revival architectural style. It currently houses the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA). The Hindu community and Seth Ramgopal Gourdhanandh Mohatta contributed money for construction of the building, which was completed in 1925.

The building's condition deteriorated over the years, and it was almost demolished in 1984. It was protected by the intervention of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan. The Hindu Gymkhana now houses Pakistan's National Academy of Performing Arts.The building was designed by architect Agha Ahmed Hussain, with a design based on the tomb of Itamad-ud-Daulah (1628) in Agra.

The building is small in size and consists primarily of a hall and some smaller rooms used for administrative purposes. Stone for the 2-foot-thick (0.61 m) walls was acquired in Bijapur. The roof line is defined by delicate massing of cupolas and balustrades directly influenced by Akbar's Fatehpur Sikri. The octagonal corner towers framing the projecting central jharoka are capped with chattris, highlighting the influence of Rajasthani Style of Palaces. Smaller chattris highlight the corners of the projecting porch that carry the drooping bangladar roof used in Emperor Akbar's period.

The projecting chajjas are supported by ornamental brackets. The cupolas of the chattris are reinforced concrete and the walls are dressed in Gizri stone. Some of the carved elements are of Jodhpur stone.

HINDU GYMKHANA KARACHI

 

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KMC .... 1930

Today's Rainbow center is standing where the Habib Bank was.......

 

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1920

 

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Passenger Lounge and Restaurant, Karachi Airport in 1950's

KAS - Karachi American School Alumni in 1960's