{"channel":"Aitchison College Official","channel_handle":"@aitchisoncollegeofficial7250","channel_id":"UCipSn04FP_8tBSyYmXE5WTg","date_text":"Mar 13, 2020","description":"The opening ceremony of the restored Old Building was held on Friday, March 6th, 2020. Syed Babar Ali, the great Aitchisonian was the Chief Guest of the ceremony for the iconic building, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Babar Ali and their son Haider Ali. The event was joined by over 200 donors and dignitaries.\n\nThe Principal of Aitchison College, Mr. Thomson welcomed the guests to the special occasion, praising Old Boy and architect of the building, Mr. Faheem Ahsan Jalil and his team for their remarkable work. The restoration reached its perfect completion to the 1886 condition in a period of over 2 years. Mr. Thomson thanked the donors for their contributions, without which the restoration would not have been possible. He also commented on the building’s planned use for A Level boys, and how each boy would gain genuine appreciation of the school’s history, adding that the classrooms are adorned with honour boards.\n\nMr. Thomson explained that the layout of the restored Old Building, especially the ‘Aitchison Club’ Lounge Room for seniors, and the new adjoining university guidance office. He paid tribute to Syed Babar Ali, commenting on how he was considered the perfect person to preside over the occasion. \n\nMr. Faheem Ahsan Jalil presented slides of the restoration, explaining the intricacy of the substantial work that was carried out.\n\nTo conclude the ceremony, Mr. Babar Ali offered a reflection and congratulated Mr. Jalil on his remarkable achievement, thanking the Principal for taking on this initiative.\n\nAfternoon tea was held in the Hall of Honour, followed by a guided tour with College prefects.\n\n#aitchisoncollege #oldbuilding #restoration #honourboard #syedbabarali #michaelthomson #faheemahsanjalil #architect #architecture #intricacy #history #ancient #ceremony #iconic","id":"_JX_AIWV3_w","oembed":{"author_name":"Aitchison College Official","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@aitchisoncollegeofficial7250","thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_JX_AIWV3_w/hqdefault.jpg","title":"𝐀𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠"},"platform":"youtube","read_as":"an anonymous visitor: the page, not the player (the player is behind the platform's sign-in wall)","relative_date":"6y ago","source":"public_watch_page","subscribers":"4.08K subscribers","title":"𝐀𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠","uploaded_on":"2020-03-13","views":"0"}