Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building

KMC Building
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General information
TypeMunicipal building
Architectural styleArt Deco, Anglo-Mughal
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
CountryPakistan
Current tenantsKarachi Metropolitan Corporation
Construction started5 November 1927
Completed31 December 1930
Inaugurated1932
OwnerKarachi Metropolitan Corporation, Government of Sindh
Technical details
MaterialGizri sandstone
Design and construction
Architect(s)James S.C. Wynnes
EngineerMeasham Lea
Civil engineerJehangir N. Setna

The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building is a colonial-era building located on M. A. Jinnah Road, in central Karachi. Construction began in 1927, completed in 1930, and the building was then inaugurated in 1932.[1] It is considered to be one of the most architecturally significant buildings in Karachi.[2]

  1. ^ "The past is another story..." 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ The Archeology: An Organ of the Friends of Cultural and Archeeological [i.e. Archaeological] Heritage of Pakistan. International Press & Publications Bureau. 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-25.