Sindh
is a province which is blessed with lots of God gifted places for
tourism.Mohatta Palace is one of the most amazing tourist spot in Sindh.The
Mohatta Palace is a museum located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designed by
Agha Ahmed Hussain, the palace was built in 1927 in the posh seaside locale of
Clifton as the summer home of Shivratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari businessman
from what is now the modern-day Indian state of Rajasthan. The palace was built
in the tradition of stone palaces of Rajasthan, using pink Jodhpur stone in
combination with the local yellow stone from nearby Gizri.Mohatta could enjoy
this building for only about two decades before the Partition of British India,
after which he left Karachi for the new state of India.Mohatta palace has an area of 18,500 sq ft (1,720
m2) and its facade is trimmed with windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes,
balustrades with floral motifs and exquisite railings.
Mohatta Palace has large stately rooms designed for
entertainment on the ground floor and more private facilities on the first
floor, where there is a terrace provided with a shade from intense sunlight.
Mohatta Palace is solely made up of teak wood with a polished staircase, long corridors
and doors opening within doors. The "barsati” (terrace) of the Mohatta
Palace had a beautiful family temple dedicated to the Hindu God, lord Shiva.
The amalgam gave the palace a distinctive presence in an elegant neighbourhood,
characterised by Indo-Saracenic architecture which was located not far from the
sea.In Mohatta Palace there
is a large square hall with seven openings leading into a corridor. The hall
acts as a datum and around it the corridors are connected to the rooms where
different activities are held. On the south between the two rooms is a solid
teak wood, polished staircase connecting ground floor and first floor.
WHY MOHATTA PALACE IS VERY FAMOUS?
It
is very famous because Mohatta Palace had made his fortune as a ship handler
and trader. The architect commissioned for his palace, Ahmed Hussein Agha, was
one of the first Muslim architects of India and had come from Jaipur to take up
an assignment as chief surveyor for the Karachi Muncipality.
WHO DESIGNED MOHATTA PALACE?
Agha
Ahmed Hussain has designed many buildings in Karachi before but Mohatta Palace
proved to be a milestone in his career. Shivratan Mohatta lived in this palace
for only two years and left Karachi for India in 1947, at the time of
partition.
PUBLIC VISIT:-
There
is no specific time to visit as the museum is open throughout the year. The
museum is closed on certain public holidays though. Doors are open for the
public from Tuesday - Sunday from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
TIMINGS:-
• Tuesday – Sunday 11.00 am to 6.00 pm.
• Friday Prayer break between 1.00 pm –
3.00 pm.
• Monday closed.
Karachi
is a beautiful city that is enriched with exotic locations and famous places
that can be visited with families and friends for enjoyment and knowledge.
Mohatta Palace, aging back 1927 was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta who
was a wealthy businessman and built this fascinating building for the love of
his life, his wife. There lies a beautiful story behind its existence and some
rumors too of the palace being haunted. This palace is designed in a traditional
way of that era with Rajasthan stonework, with a combination of pink Jodhpur
stones and local yellow stones from Gizri.
CONCLUSION:-
There
is no doubt that Mohatta Palace is one of the most beautiful place for tourism
of and it is made with every possible beauty. It is a landmark that conveys the
timeless love of a husband for his wife, to save her from dying and leaving him
behind in this world. It is amazing to visit and see the different colors of
the cultural heritage of Pakistan in the museum and witness the sensational
construction and precise stonework on every wall. Go and visit the beautiful
tourist spot of Karachi and of course don’t get frightened of the tunnel as
there is no ghost in there at all.
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