Karachi: A World Megacity - Page 2

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:06 AM

The Cantonment Station:

The City Station:

Does a boat wharf count?
The Napier Mole Boat Wharf

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:13 AM

like some of these on I. I. Chundrigar Road:

The State Bank Library:

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce:

and Chamber of Commerce Bldg 2
if only this building could be cleaned and renovated....

The Beaufort Building
(currently under threat of destruction by its greedy owners)

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:15 AM

which unfortunately seems to have been forgotten by the city authorities...

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:25 AM

The St. Patrick's Cathedral:

The St. Joseph's Convent School Chapel

The Trinity Church

and
the St. Andrew's Church in Saddar

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:30 AM

this area is also full of a lot of beautiful old buildings that unfortunately, have been grossly neglected.

The Elphinstone Street (now, the Zaibunnisa St.)

The Gul-Bai Maternity Ward (vacant since the past 20 years)

The Mama Mansions:

and, the Duarte Mansions

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:33 AM

which brings to an end our very condensed tour of Karachi's glorious past.
If you are curious to see more about it, visit the Karachi's history link in my signature early next year.

Tomorrow? how about some more tourist attractions in Karachi, and then we might hit up some educational institutes.

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 07:58 PM

In this thread I have picked up the best pictures of Karachi that I could find anywhere on this forum and elsewhere and put them together. A lot of these images are not mine. If you see your image here, please PM me so I can put in your proper credits!

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:01 PM

The Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Aazam Muhammad Ali Jinnah:

And the Quaid-e-Aazam house in front of the Avari Towers (also known as the Flag Staff House

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:14 PM

The Masjide Tooba in D. H. A. Karachi

Masjide Faraan near FTC

The Sohaim Mosque

Masjide Baitul-Mukarram in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

A moque in Clifton

And, a new mosque in DHA

Masjide Usman Ghani on the Clifton Beach

Red aRRow · December 12th, 2005, 08:16 PM

swerveut great effort and much appreciated. You are singlehandedly running this thread. Keep it up!

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:16 PM

remember what the white bar in the Pakistani flag represents!

A church in Clifton

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red aRRow

swerveut great effort and much appreciated. You are singlehandedly running this thread. Keep it up!

my pleasure

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:29 PM

From old and reputed schools and colleges like

The Karachi Grammar School

old campus

new campus

The St. Joseph's Convent College

The Dayaram Jethmal Science College

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:33 PM

that were the alma mater of many a historic personalities, such as

The Sindh Madarssah-tul-Islam

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:41 PM

The Aga Khan Medical University and Hospital

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:46 PM

The Textile Institute of Pakistan

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:50 PM

The Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture

A colonial era building restored by the School:

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 08:56 PM

An under construction house in DHA:

A Clifton area mansion:

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 11:20 PM

this post and

swerveut · December 12th, 2005, 11:22 PM

this one, are meant to switch over to the next page to keep you computer from crashing

December 12th, 2005, 07:06 AM	#21
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	and classical Railway Stations The Cantonment Station: The City Station: Does a boat wharf count? The Napier Mole Boat Wharf __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 07:13 AM	#22
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	Karachi really does not have a shortage of beautiful old classical buildings! like some of these on I. I. Chundrigar Road: The State Bank Library: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce: and Chamber of Commerce Bldg 2 if only this building could be cleaned and renovated.... The Beaufort Building (currently under threat of destruction by its greedy owners) __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 12th, 2005 at 07:19 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 07:15 AM	#23
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	not forgetting the Empress Market which unfortunately seems to have been forgotten by the city authorities... __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 26th, 2005 at 05:40 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 07:25 AM	#24
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	and you can't miss some of the magnificient old churches of Karachi The St. Patrick's Cathedral: The St. Joseph's Convent School Chapel The Trinity Church and the St. Andrew's Church in Saddar __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 07:30 AM	#25
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	see some of Saddar? this area is also full of a lot of beautiful old buildings that unfortunately, have been grossly neglected. The Elphinstone Street (now, the Zaibunnisa St.) The Gul-Bai Maternity Ward (vacant since the past 20 years) The Mama Mansions: and, the Duarte Mansions __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 07:33 AM	#26
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	which brings to an end our very condensed tour of Karachi's glorious past. If you are curious to see more about it, visit the Karachi's history link in my signature early next year. Tomorrow? how about some more tourist attractions in Karachi, and then we might hit up some educational institutes. __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 07:58 PM	#27
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	COPYRIGHT NOTICE!! In this thread I have picked up the best pictures of Karachi that I could find anywhere on this forum and elsewhere and put them together. A lot of these images are not mine. If you see your image here, please PM me so I can put in your proper credits! __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 08:01 PM	#28
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	Today is time to pay homage to the founder of the nation The Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Aazam Muhammad Ali Jinnah: And the Quaid-e-Aazam house in front of the Avari Towers (also known as the Flag Staff House __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 26th, 2005 at 05:39 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 08:14 PM	#29
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	and visit some of the beautiful mosques in Karachi The Masjide Tooba in D. H. A. Karachi Masjide Faraan near FTC The Sohaim Mosque Masjide Baitul-Mukarram in Gulshan-e-Iqbal A moque in Clifton And, a new mosque in DHA Masjide Usman Ghani on the Clifton Beach __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 13th, 2005 at 05:20 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 08:16 PM	#30
Red aRRow Kickin arse since 19xx Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,064 Likes (Received): 43	swerveut great effort and much appreciated. You are singlehandedly running this thread. Keep it up!

December 12th, 2005, 08:16 PM	#31
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	not forgetting our christian brethren remember what the white bar in the Pakistani flag represents! A church in Clifton __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 08:29 PM	#33
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	Karachi also does not have a shortage of excellent educational institutions From old and reputed schools and colleges like The Karachi Grammar School old campus new campus The St. Joseph's Convent College The Dayaram Jethmal Science College __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 08:33 PM	#34
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	to illustrious institutions that were the alma mater of many a historic personalities, such as The Sindh Madarssah-tul-Islam __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 08:41 PM	#35
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	and modern, world-class institutions The Aga Khan Medical University and Hospital __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 26th, 2005 at 05:57 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 08:46 PM	#36
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	The Textile Institute of Pakistan __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi

December 12th, 2005, 08:50 PM	#37
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	The Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture A colonial era building restored by the School: __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 26th, 2005 at 05:44 AM.

December 12th, 2005, 08:56 PM	#38
swerveut quit wasting my time !! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 3,770 Likes (Received): 9	Residential house/villa architecture of Karachi An under construction house in DHA: A Clifton area mansion: __________________ My Architectural Works TCF - Change lives through education\|\| Karachi - A megacity! \|\| History of Karachi Last edited by swerveut; December 12th, 2005 at 11:16 PM.

December 12th, 2005, 11:20 PM	#39
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December 12th, 2005, 11:22 PM	#40
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