Frere Hall

Frere Hall was inaugurated in 1865 as the main city hall of Karachi. Frere Hall throughout the time period was used for different purposes. During the Raj the Hall was used as Town Hall and housed a number of busts including King Edward VII's which was a gift from Seth Edulji Dinshaw. Frere Hall also consist of oil painting made by Sir Charles Pritchard who was a former Commissioner of Sindh.



After the British Raj the Hall was made into a library which is also known as Liaquat National Library. Its one the biggest library in Karachi, Sindh,Pakistan which host more than seventy thousand books including rare hand written manuscripts which worth a lot these days



Frere Hall stands proud with overlooking the distant horizon. This 151-years-old construction serves a deeper historical purpose, one that is traveled with people, their culture and their practice through the decades. Out of 13 different design option where considered for the project but Lieutenant Colonel Clair Wilson’s architectural design clearly stood out which gave the Hall Venetian-Gothic look.



The layout of the Frere Hall is the perfect blend of British architecture and Sub-continent architecture. The architecture includes multiple pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. Amazing craving on the walls and beautifully articulated mosaic designs are visible on multiple walls and pillars which supported the building and which attracts the tourist a lot

Frere Hall is one of the many remnant buildings of the British Colonial era that still exist in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.



It was built in honor of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, who was a British and was known for promoting economic development in Sindh and also for making the Sindhi Language compulsory to use in Sindh instead of Persian. Basically Frere Hall after Sir Henry Bartle Edwards Frere’s death become a museum which include all the paintings and books from the British Colonial era.