Frere Hall Library

Pakistan / Sind / Karachi /
 museum, library, architecture - Do not use this category, interesting place
Inaugurated in 1865 as the main city hall of Karachi. Architect: Col. Clair Wilkins

In the days of the British Rule, Frere hall served as a Town Hall and was the hub of Karachi’s socio cultural activities. This handsome Venetian Gothic building was built to commemorate the Commissioner-ship of Sir Bartley Frere and his elevation to the Viceroy's Council in 1859. Construction of the building was commenced in August 1863 and was completed in 1865.

The ground floor houses a fine public library named Liaquat National Library (after Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, first Pakistani Prime Minister). It is one of the largest libraries of Karachi, contains over seventy thousand books, including rare and hand written manuscripts, newspapers, dictionaries, atlases and technical books.

The upper floor serves as an art gallery containing masterpieces of Pakistan’s famous calligrapher and painter Sadequain.

Park surrounding the main building is known as Bagh-e-Jinnah (Jinnah Park). It is very green and beautiful. People come and relax here in free time.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_Hall
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Coordinates:   24°50'50"N   67°1'57"E

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  • Can you kindly provide more information about this place? Thank you.
  • I have visited once this place during the renovation, I don't remember axactly but it was over 15 years ago. The amount of wood is used in this place was amazing, only thing made me worried at that time is that what happen if it catch fire? May God give us a good sense.
  • See the picture of theis beautiful building http://blog.travel-culture.com/2009/02/28/frere-hall-karachi/
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