Empress Market

[[File:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img37 Empress Market.jpg|thumb|right|Central tower of the market]]

[[File:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img37 Empress Market.jpg|thumb|right|Central tower of the market]]

[[File:Empress Market Saddar - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|The market at night]]

[[File:Empress Market Saddar - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|The market at night]]

The Empress Market was constructed between 1884 and 1889 and was named for [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]], [[Emperor of India|Empress of India]].[https://dailytimes.com.pk/515/no-hope-of-early-renovation-of-empress-market/ No hope of early renovation of Empress Market] Daily Times (newspaper), Published 25 July 2017, Retrieved 6 April 2018 The market was constructed at a well-chosen site that was clearly visible from a great distance, and prevented the erection of a monument to honour the [[sepoys]] executed after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|failed 1857 uprising against British rule]].{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1286085 |title=Vigil held at Empress Market, where blood of soldiers was spilt in 1857|author=Shazia Hasan|date=26 September 2016|work=Dawn newspaper|access-date=7 September 2023}}

The Empress Market was constructed between 1884 and 1889 and was named for [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]], [[Emperor of India|Empress of India]].[https://dailytimes.com.pk/515/no-hope-of-early-renovation-of-empress-market/ No hope of early renovation of Empress Market] Daily Times (newspaper), Published 25 July 2017, Retrieved 6 April 2018 The market was constructed at a well-chosen site that was clearly visible from a great distance, and prevented the erection of a monument to honour the [[sepoys]] executed there after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|failed 1857 uprising against British rule]].{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1286085 |title=Vigil held at Empress Market, where blood of soldiers was spilt in 1857|author=Shazia Hasan|date=26 September 2016|work=Dawn newspaper|access-date=7 September 2023}}

The foundation stone of the Empress Market was laid by the-then Governor of Bombay, [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|James Fergusson]] in 1884, who also laid the foundation of the [[Merewether Memorial Tower]]. It was designed by James Strachan (architect), the foundations were completed by the English firm of A.J. Attfield, and the building was constructed by the local 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 provided accommodation for 280 shops and stall keepers; at the time of its construction it was one of only seven markets in Karachi.{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1703512/Empress-Market|title=Empress Market - Wikimapia|website=Wikimapia.org|access-date=6 April 2018}}

The foundation stone of the Empress Market was laid by the-then Governor of Bombay, [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|James Fergusson]] in 1884, who also laid the foundation of the [[Merewether Memorial Tower]]. It was designed by James Strachan (architect), the foundations were completed by the English firm of A.J. Attfield, and the building was constructed by the local 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 provided accommodation for 280 shops and stall keepers; at the time of its construction it was one of only seven markets in Karachi.{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1703512/Empress-Market|title=Empress Market - Wikimapia|website=Wikimapia.org|access-date=6 April 2018}}