The spire
Over the front.
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Frere Hall is an early British colonial building in central Karachi, built as the city's town hall and now an exhibition space and library. It stands in the Civil Lines area of Saddar, about 3.2 km in a straight line from the Mazar-e-Quaid. It was designed by Henry Saint Clair Wilkins, chosen from 12 candidates. Work began in August 1863 and ran until October 1865, at a cost of about 180,000 rupees, most of it paid by the Karachi municipality. The Gothic Revival hall is built of yellow stone with striped arches and arcaded galleries, crowned by a spired tower and a steep blue-green roof. Broad palm-lined gardens surround it and it is lit at night; inside is a library beneath a painted ceiling. Check opening times for the library and exhibitions. The palm-lined gardens are a calm break from the busy streets of Saddar, and they are at their best late in the day, when the stone glows warmly.
Over the front.
Stone galleries.
Palms and night lights.
Between Abdullah Haroon and Fatima Jinnah roads, Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan
Built as the town hall; now a gallery and library.
Late in the day, when it is cooler.