Type: Monument - Building
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Peshawar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: Sethi House was built by Seth Karim Bakhsh, construction began in 1835, and completed after 49 years in 1884. Limestone and Waziri, small Kashmiri bricks were also used in the buildings. A superbly carved entrance leads to the courtyard, paved with bricks, where people were entertained and businesses transacted. The Sethi House is built around the courtyard, comprised of 12 rooms and the windows of four of them face the courtyard, each from the same angle. They are embedded with red and green cut-pieces of glass that are reminiscent of the post-renaissance art of European churches. Colorful cut glasswork also adorns the doors. Another interesting feature of the Sethi House is the ceilings that are painted in a variety of color combinations, and engraved with glass in geometric and Islamic designs.
Latitude: 34.009279000
Longitude: 71.578585000
Ownership: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Legal Status: Protected by The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Antiquities Act, 2016
Title of Publication: Preliminary Report on Survey of Heritage Sites and Monuments along the Grand Trunk Road from Peshawar to Lahore
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Azeem, Abdul
