MULTAN CLOCK TOWER: ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INSIGHTS ON BRITISH COLONIAL HERITAGE

Abstract

Multan has a tremendous heritage which is blend of its unique culture and tradition. It is notably rich in its architecture and the history. This city stretches deep into its antiquities. For almost a century, Pakistan has remained under the rule of British Empire. So, British Culture influenced the life and living of the people of Pakistan. During this period, a new form of architecture was developed which emerged the Islamic and Western Architecture in beautiful manners. This British Colonial Architecture in the form of residential bungalows, educational institutes, railway stations, civic buildings, churches, and clock towers is still the part of our tangible heritage. This paper focuses on the Indo-Saracenic style of British architecture in clock tower buildings, more specifically clock tower Multan. This architectural style is a blend of elements from Indo-Islamic, Mughal, and Indian architecture combined with the Gothic revival and Neo-Classical style. The richness and diversity of this heritage of Pakistan depicts its glorious past, Islamic, Post Islamic, or pre-Islamic period as far back as pre-historic times.