KMC Building | |
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General information | |
Type | Municipal building |
Architectural style | Art Deco, Anglo-Mughal |
Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
Country | Pakistan |
Current tenants | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation |
Construction started | 5 November 1927 |
Completed | 31 December 1930 |
Inaugurated | 1932 |
Owner | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Government of Sindh |
Technical details | |
Material | Gizri sandstone |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James S.C. Wynnes |
Engineer | Measham Lea |
Civil engineer | Jehangir 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]