These are photographs of English commemoratives stone and British times grand beautiful building of Empress Market located at Saddar Town Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is also known as K. M. C. Market. It is one of the seven markets in Karachi. Empress Market Karachi is an icon of British architecture. The construction of Empress Market Karachi was started in 1884 A. D and completed in 1889. The English constructed Empress Market on the historical grounds where a number of native sepoys were executed by the British after the war of independence 1857 so that the native people may not build a memorial of their native sepoys. The British built Empress Market Karachi to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Empress Victoria. The commemorative stone of Empress Market Karachi provides this historical information:
"EMPRESS MARKET
Built by the Karachi Muncipality to celebrate the jubilee of the most gracious Majesty Victoria Queen Empress. Opened 1889. J. Strachan."
Courtesy by Khurram Saeed Khan Sahib
Sources:
1- Commemorative stone
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