Mohatta Palace is a palace in the city of Karachi in southern Pakistan . It was built in 1927 by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta, a businessman from Marwar who used the palace as his summer residence. The palace was designed by Aga Ahmed Hussein.
| Sight | |
| Mohatta Palace | |
|---|---|
| English Mohatta palace | |
 Building's facade | |
| A country |  Pakistan |
| City | Karachi |
| Type of building | palace |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracen |
| Architect | Aga Ahmed Hussein |
| Founder | Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta |
| Established | |
| Building | 1927 year |
Palace History
After the partition of British India in 1947, the palace was acquired by the recently created government of Pakistan to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was transferred to Islamabad in 1964, the palace was transferred into the possession of Fatima Jinn . After her sudden death in 1964, Fatima's sister, Shirin Bai (who lived in it until her death in 1980), settled in the palace. Until 1995, the entrance to the building was sealed, and then the palace was officially acquired by the government of Sindh for six million rupees . The Sindh government decided to make a museum out of the palace that would facilitate the understanding and understanding of Pakistan’s cultural heritage in the region. The Autonomous Board of Trustees was sent to Karachi to oversee the restoration and restoration of the monument. The first two phases of the restoration were successfully completed in August 1999 and the museum opened its doors to the public on September 15, 1999 . Since then, it has hosted twelve major exhibitions. In 1999, the museum had three galleries, and in 2005 there were already forty-four.