Navalrai Clock Tower, Hyderabad
Clock tower located in Hyderabad
25°23′56″N 68°22′09″E / 25.39884°N 68.36924°E / 25.39884; 68.36924Navalrai Clock Tower, Hyderabad, also known as Ghanta Ghar, Hyderabad, and Market Clock Tower, Hyderabad, (Urdu: نول رائے کلاک ٹاور) is a clock tower located in Hyderabad, Sindh.[1][2]
History
Navalrai Clock Tower was built in 1914 with fish and meat market at Hirabad.[3] It was named after Naval Rai, a duty collector in the region.[2] The tower was constructed by the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation when Sir Rao Bahadur Dewan Chand Dayaram was president and was designed by P.C Thadani.[4][2] The stones used during the construction were imported from Delhi.[4]
In the 1990s, the tower and its halls were renovated.[4]
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