Victoria Museum, Karachi
Victoria Museum, now called Supreme Court Registry, Karachi, founded as Victoria and Albert Museum, is a building in Karachi which houses the Supreme Court of Pakistan Karachi registry branch.
History[]
The building originally built during the British Raj. It was founded by the Duke of Connaught in 1887 during the reign of Queen Victoria as a museum then known as Victoria and Elbert Museum.[1]
In July 1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, laid the foundation of State Bank of Pakistan.[1]
On 21 May 1892, it was converted into a full museum and named Victoria Museum.[2] It had stuffed animals, artefacts from the Mohenjo-Daro, statues of people of Hind and abroad, portraits, paintings, and pictures of famous people from around the world.[2]
In October 1957, an apex court registry was established in Karachi in the building.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Tanoli, Ishaq (December 24, 2018). "New building of SC Registry to be completed in three years". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b Balouch, Akhtar (November 21, 2013). "In search of the Victoria Museum – Part II". DAWN.COM.
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Tourist attractions in Karachi
- Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Museums established in 1887
- 1887 establishments in British India
- Heritage sites in Karachi
- Pakistani building and structure stubs