Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower is located in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

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Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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Named for

It was raised by public subscription as a memorial for Sir William L. Merewether

William Merewether

Major General Sir William Lockyer Merewether KCSI, CB was a British General who served in a number of places including India and Abyssinia.-Abyssinia 1867–1868:...

, who served as 'Commissioner-in-Sindh'from 1867 to 1877.

Location

It is important landmark at the confluence of I I Chundrigar Road

Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road

Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road aka I. I. Chundrigar Road could be considered the financial headquarters of Pakistan and the center of Karachi's banking and financial institutions. Situated in the heart of Karachi, Sindh, it was known as McLeod Road during the Colonial rule but was later renamed...

 (previously McLeod Road) and M A Jinnah Road

Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road

Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road aka M.A. Jinnah Road is a major road of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Bandar Road i.e. Port Road. It begins at Port of Karachi and ends at Super Highway which connects Karachi with Hyderabad.-Buildings:...

 (previously Bunder Road).

Construction and opening

Designed by James Strachan, the Municipal Engineer, the foundation stone was laid by the Governor of Bombay, Sir James Fergusson

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet GCSI, PC was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator.-Background and education:...

 in 1884. It was formally opened to the public in 1892 by the Commissioner in Sind, Sir Evan James

Evan James I.C.S.

Sir Henry Evan Murchison James was part of the Indian Civil Service from 1865 to 1900.He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1891 to 1900.-Official duties:He formally opened Dayaram Jethmal Sind College on October 15, 1893 in Karachi....

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Myths

Merewether Tower is perhaps one of the strangest landmarks in Karachi. No one is quite sure why it was built. But the most commonly circulating rumor is that it was built to honour the freemasons, which is apparent from the strange encryptions and patterns on its walls.

External links

• "Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi"