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Frere Hall
Among the few well preserved historical building in Karachi, the Frere Hall offers a good insight into the architecture under the British era.
The building has been preserved to a great extent, and continuous preservation and maintenance activities are taking place.
The first floor contains Sadqain Gallery but it has been closed since past 2 and a half months due to up gradation and preservation activity. The ground floor has a pretty big library, which in itself looks extremely dated, the majority of books are also very ancient and in depilated condition. The library has a very large collection of books as well as archives of local newspapers from as old as 1950’s.
There is also a CSS academy on the ground floor which again is only accessible to the students.
The building is located in a huge park, and is accessible from two roads. However the parks are filled with a lot of people sleeping and resting under the trees and on benches. There are also a few slides and swings for children on the side accessible from Fatima Jinnah Road.
The building has been preserved to a great extent, and continuous preservation and maintenance activities are taking place.
The first floor contains Sadqain Gallery but it has been closed since past 2 and a half months due to up gradation and preservation activity. The ground floor has a pretty big library, which in itself looks extremely dated, the majority of books are also very ancient and in depilated condition. The library has a very large collection of books as well as archives of local newspapers from as old as 1950’s.
There is also a CSS academy on the ground floor which again is only accessible to the students.
The building is located in a huge park, and is accessible from two roads. However the parks are filled with a lot of people sleeping and resting under the trees and on benches. There are also a few slides and swings for children on the side accessible from Fatima Jinnah Road.
TDF Ghar
A very interesting place that takes you back in time to the Karachi of early 1900s. This is a house that has all the furnishing and fixtures from back in the days, with huge display of old pictures. The place is for Families Only and there is a Rs. 100/person entrance fee. It’s a 2 story building while the rooftop is on 3rd floor is an open rooftop with cafe seating. It’s an old house, so narrow stairways and long steps.
The ground floor has a lot of artifacts and common household items put up as display. Plus there is a huge collection of photographs hanging on the walls throughout the house from as early as the 1900’s of Karachi, the city, and it’s landmarks. The pictures really give you a great perspective on the history and development of Karachi as a metropolis. The first floor has paintings of the city and some more artifacts from the yesteryears, along with a documentary viewing room. The second floor has an open rooftop with table and chairs along with a nice view of Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum (Mazar e Quaid).
As for the food, this is more of a snack place. Their core items are also Chaat, Bun Kebab, Paratha etc. The service was extremely slow, close to poor. The snacks were good, but pretty bland for Karachi style.
There is free street parking adjacent to the house but onwards there is a residential area so during rush hours parking might get tougher. Also as of August 2023 there is some road work happening around the area so getting to the place is slightly tricky.
The ground floor has a lot of artifacts and common household items put up as display. Plus there is a huge collection of photographs hanging on the walls throughout the house from as early as the 1900’s of Karachi, the city, and it’s landmarks. The pictures really give you a great perspective on the history and development of Karachi as a metropolis. The first floor has paintings of the city and some more artifacts from the yesteryears, along with a documentary viewing room. The second floor has an open rooftop with table and chairs along with a nice view of Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum (Mazar e Quaid).
As for the food, this is more of a snack place. Their core items are also Chaat, Bun Kebab, Paratha etc. The service was extremely slow, close to poor. The snacks were good, but pretty bland for Karachi style.
There is free street parking adjacent to the house but onwards there is a residential area so during rush hours parking might get tougher. Also as of August 2023 there is some road work happening around the area so getting to the place is slightly tricky.