| Merewether Clock Tower | |
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میری ویدر ٹاور | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Memorial and clocktower |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Location | Serai Quarter |
| Town or city | Karachi |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Named for | Sir William Lockyer Merewether |
| Construction started | 1884 |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Height | 102 ft (31 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Structural engineer | James Strachan |
Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower (Urdu: میری ویدر ٹاور)[2] is a neo-Gothic clocktower built during the Victorian era in Karachi, Pakistan.[3] The tower is a landmark in central Karachi, and is at the termini of two of the most important roads in central Karachi: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road and I. I. Chundrigar Road. The tower used to mark the boundary of the city when arriving from the port at Kiamari,[4] and marked the dividing line between Karachi's Old Town and its newer European quarters to the east.[5] It currently is the westernmost point of the Serai Quarter.[6]
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- ^ J.W. Smyth (1919). Gazetteer of the Province of Sind. Vol. B Vol 1 Karachi District. Bombay: Government Central Press. Reprinted by Pakistan Herald Publications Ltd, Karachi Pg 62
- ^ Nadir Siddiqui, Shameen Khan (2 March 2014). "Karachi Time Machine". DAWN. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Siddiqui, Ahmed Husain (1996). Karachi: The Pearl of Arabian Sea. Mohammad Husain Academy.
- ^ Khuhro, Hamida; Mooraj, Anwer (1997). Karachi, Megacity of Our Times. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-577806-9.
- ^ "SERAI QUARTER FEBURARY [sic] 2008". antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-13.