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Empress Market
cal firm of ‘Mahoomed Niwan and Dulloo Khejoo’. The
building was arranged around a courtyard, 130 ft by 100
ft, with four galleries each 46 ft wide. The galleries pro-
vided accommodation for 280 shops and stall keepers; at
the time of its construction it was one of only seven mar-
kets in Karachi.[2] The Peshawari Ice cream shop is one
famous stall in the market, being popular with residents
around the city, and a recreational park also exists near-
by.
In 2011, a fire of unknown cause destroyed at least
46 and damaged 62 shops in the market near Jahangir
Park, causing potentially billions of Rupees in damage to
Empress Market in Karachi, circa 1995 traders.[3]
The Empress Market (Urdu: )ایمپریس مارکیٹis a famous References
marketplace situated in the Saddar Town locality of
Karachi, Pakistan. The market traces its origins to the [1] Haroon, Hameed; Mariam Ali Baig (2004). Karachi
British Raj era, when it was first constructed.[1] Today, it Under the Raj, 1843-1947: Visions of empire. Dawn
is amongst the most popular and busy places for shop- Group of Newspapers. p. 186. OCLC 62134025.
ping in Karachi and reflects as one of the few historical [2] Empress Market: Wikimapia
spots of the city. Commodities sold in the Empress Mar- [3] Report, Staff (March 28, 2011). "Mysterious fire
ket range from condiments, fruit, vegetables and meat to destroys 108 shops at Karachi market". Daily Times.
stationary material, textiles and pet shops. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/
The Empress Market was constructed between 1884 default.asp?page=2011%5C03%5C28%5Cstory_28-3-2011_pg7_29.
and 1889 and was named to commemorate Queen Victo- Retrieved 28 March 2011.
ria, Empress of India. It was designed by James Strachan,
the foundations were completed by the English firm of Coordinates: 24°51′45″N 67°1′46″E / 24.8625°N 67.02944°E
A.J. Attfield, and the building was constructed by the lo- / 24.8625; 67.02944
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