Empress Market Karachi: The Queen of Markets
Built in 1899 by the British Raj to commemorate the British Queen, the Empress Market still stands. Located in the busiest part of Karachi, a long lists of commodities are available at the Market
Located right in the middle of the oldest and busiest part of present day Karachi is the famed Empress Market. This market, as the name suggests was built to commemorate Queen Victoria. Constructed between 1884 and 1889, the market still stands after a century.
The Empress Market still serves as an important market for people of Karachi. Market vendors of all sorts sell fruits, vegetables, meat, textiles and pets. This historic market that people of Karachi consider as a go to place for everything, holds quite an interesting history.
History of the Empress Market
In the First War of ...