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George Wittet
George Wittet (1878-1926) was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
Biography.
George Wittet was born in Blair Atholl, Scotland in 1878. He studied architecture with a Mr. Heiton of Perth, Scotland, and worked in Edinburgh and York before moving to India. 
Wittet arrived in India in 1904 and became an assistant to John Begg, then Consulting Architect to Bombay. The two men were responsible for the evolution and subsequent popularity of the Indo
Eduljee Dinshaw Road.
History.
Karachi Port Trust Building was designed by George Wittet, who was also the architect of Prince of Wales Museum. The building's construction commenced in 1912. The Napier Mole Road was extended to the site by 1914, and terminated at a spot known as "Willingdon Place." The building was planned to be a showpiece for Karachi that would impress visitors arriving at the Port of Karachi.
It was completed in 1916 under the supervision of the Engineering Department - at a cost of