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Grand Jamia Masjid Lahore is a masjid located in Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan. With a capacity of 70,000 worshippers, it is the third largest masjid in Pakistan and the seventh largest masjid in the world.
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore in Iqbal Park which is one of the largest urban parks in Pakistan.
Opposite the old campus of Punjab University, a Mughal style building on Shah rah e Quaid-e-Azam, houses the Lahore Museum. The museum contains some fine specimens of Mughals, Sikhs and British times. It has also a collection of musical instruments,ancient jewelry, textile, pottery and armory. There are also relics of Gandhara and Indus valley civilizations as well as some Tibetan and Nepalese exhibits.
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Blast rocked Lahore city on May 27, 2009. The cloud with a ring in the sky was seen for half an hour.
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. It is popularly known as the Heart of Pakistan, due to its historical importance in the creation of Pakistan, and also being a cultural, political and educational centre of the country and economic centre of the country's biggest province, Punjab. It is also often called the Garden of the Mughals or the City of Gardens because of the heritage of the Mughal Empire. It is located near the Ravi River and Wagah, close to the Pakistan-India border.
Much of Lahore's architecture from the Mughal and colonial eras has been preserved. Mughal structures such as the Badshahi Mosque, Ali Hujwiri, Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens and the mausoleums of Jehangir, and Nur Jehan are popular tourist spots in the city. Colonial British structures such as the Lahore High Court, General Post Office (GPO) and many of the older universities still retain their Mughal-Gothic style.
Punjabi and Urdu are the native languages of the province and is the most widely-spoken language in Lahore and rural areas. Urdu and English, however, are becoming more popular with younger generations since they are officially supported, whereas Punjabi has no official patronage. Many people of Lahore who speak Punjabi are known as Lahori Punjabi due to their use of a mixture of Punjabi and colloquial Urdu. According to the 1998 census, Lahore's population was nearly 7 million. Mid-2006 government estimates now put the population at approximately 10 million.[2] This makes Lahore the second largest city in Pakistan, fifth largest city in South Asia and the 23rd largest city in the world.
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (Urdu: شاهی قلعہ , Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਕਿਲਾ , Hindi: शाही क़िला, Śāhī kilā) is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.
Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605), and was regularly upgraded by subsequent rulers, having thirteen gates in all.[1] Thus the fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture
Lahore my city is full of photographic opportunities. We Lahories call
"Lahore lahore ae Jinnay Lahore nae tkia o jamia naee." i.e. "Lahore is Lahore and you are not in this world if you have not seen it ....:)"
Dedicated to my friend Kamisyed.......due to Colours .
Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
A view of the Lahore Fort in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
18 February 2020
Lahore, Pakistan
Photo # 838907
Een goed bescherm boek, vermoedelijk een oude Koran, afgeschermd achter glas in een van de moskeeën van Lahore.
A old book, probably a Koran book, in a cupbord with glas in front of it.
Maharaja Kharak Singh (9 February 1801 - 5 November 1840) was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Raised in the Sikh martial tradition he was , even as a child barely six years old, given the 'nominal' command of the Sheikhupura expedition (1807); was placed in charge of the kanhaiya estates in 1811 at the age of 10; and deputed in 1812 to punish the recalcitrant chiefs of Bhimbar and Rajauri. He was given the command of the Multan expedition (1818) as well as of Kashmir (1819). He was also sent on a similar campaigns undertaken by Ranjit Singh for the conquest of Peshawar and against the Mazaris of Shikarpur.
In 1812 at age 11 his was married to Chand Kaur, daughter of Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya.
Frail in both mental and physical constitution, he was given to using wine and opium, he ascended the throne in June 1839 on the death of his father. His father's powerful Wazir (chief minister), Dhian singh Dogra was an and ambitious man who immediately resented the sudden ascendancy of Kharak Singh's friend, his former tutor, Chet Singh Bajwa, a trusted Sikh courtier. The Dogra brothers, Dhian and Gulab Singh Dogra were Rajputs, Hindus who had cast their fortunes in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's court. They had worked hard to earn their positions of power and influence and had no intentions of seeing that power slip away. Dhian singh's brother had been made Raja of Jammu and intended to see his son one day occupy Ranjit Sing's Golden Gaddi.
So the brothers, masters of deception, spread rumors against the Maharaja and Chet Singh. It was wispered that both the Maharaja and Chet Singh were secretly planning to sell out the Punjab to the British, pay them six annas in every rupee of state revenue and, worse of all, disband the Sikh army. To fan their fire the Dogras had letters forged with their interception being discreetly arranged. Gulab Singh Dogra, Dhian Singh's elder brother, was charged to work upon Kharak Singh's son, Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh, then travelling in his company from Peshawar to Lahore. Misled by these fictitious tales, the young prince became estranged from his father.
With a majority of the Sikh court now turned against the new Maharaja, a plot to assassinate Chet Singh Bajwa was sent in motion on Oct. 9, 1839. Early that morning the conspirators entered the Maharaja's residence in the Fort and assassinated Chet Singh in the presence of their royal master, who vainly implored them to spare the life of his friend.
Maharaja Kharak singh was removed from the Fort and held in a Haveli, a prisoner in the hands of Dhian Singh. Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh was seemingly put in charge, but the Dogra vazir was once again in control. The Dogra Brothers enjoyed a moment of popularity having, it seemed, just saved the Sikh kingdom from the British. Dhian Singh rationalized Kharak Singh confinement, explaining the measures were neccessary to prevent his escaping to the British territory, joining several powerful Sikh Sardars who had recently crossed the Sutlej, fearing for their own lives, and returning with British help to regain his rightful throne.
Doses of mercury and another poison were administered to the Maharaja concealed in his food. The already sickly Karak Singh quickly grew sicker. He died November 5, 1840 with his son, who had never returned to visit his father, returning 'one last time' to light his father's funeral pyre.
The Village called Dera Chahal is in the jurisdiction of P.S. Burki of district Lahore. This Village is at a distance of 35 km from Lahore while going to Ghawindi. There is a Shrine of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji in this Village and Gurdwara is also called Janamasthan Baybay (Mother) Nanaki.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited this Village many a time because his maternal grand parents were from this Village. It was here that Bebe Nanaki , the elder sister of the Guru, was born in Samvat 1524. The domed building of the Gurdwara is beautifully built. A beautiful tank used to be on the right of the sacred Darbar which has vanished. There is a girls school in this building.The building of the gurdwara was in a very bad shape until 1996 when the then Prime Minister of Pakistan spent Rs. 0.5 million out of the public exchequer to get it repaired. Meraj Khalid was born and brought up in this Village. Once Prakash used to be done. Priests were Singh and 30 bighas of land is attached to this holy Shrine
The sun set on the Sikh rule, the samadhi of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh stands mute testimony to all the treachery that led to downfall.The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Located in Lahore, Pakistan, near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque, the mausoleum was begun by his son Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by Dalip Singh in 1848. The tomb is a splendid example of Sikh architecture, with gilded fluted domes and cupolas and an ornate balustrade round the top. Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb. Other tiny urns contain the ashes of his four wives and seven concubines who threw themselves on his funeral pyre. These urns were removed from the marble pavilion and were replaced by a simple slab around 1999. This desecration of the mausoleum was part of the preparations for the Khalsa Tricentenary and the visit of Sikh dignitaries from India.The Samadhi was damaged by the earthquake in October 2005.
Two small monuments to the west of the main mausoleum commemorate Ranjit Singh's son Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, and their wives.
Main gate of Lahore fort. In the foreground is the baradari (a structure with 12 doorways) built by Ranjit Singh.
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (شاهی قلعہ ) is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares. Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605), and was regularly upgraded by subsequent rulers. Thus the fort manifests the rich traditions of the entire Mughal architecture.[1] Some of the famous sites inside the fort include: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha pavilion, and Moti Masjid. In 1981, the fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Shalimar Gardens (Lahore).
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Photo Taken from Baradari, in front of Lahore Fort
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ) is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.
Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar between 1556–1605 and was regularly upgraded by subsequent Mughal, Sikh and British rulers.It has two gates one is known as Alamgiri Gate build by Emperor Aurangzeb which opens towards Badshahi Mosque and other older one known as Maseeti (Punjabi language word means of Masjid) or Masjidi Gate which opens towards Masti Gate Area of Walled City and was built by Emperor Akbar. Currently Alamgiri Gate is used as the principal entrance while Masti Gate is permanently closed .The fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture.[1] Some of the famous sites inside the fort include
The Lahore Museum was originally established in 1865-66 on the site of the hall or building of the 1864 Punjab Exhibition and later shifted to its present site located on The Mall, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 1894. The current building of Lahore Museum was designed by the well-known architect Sir Ganga Ram. The Museum is the biggest museum of the country.
The Museum contains some fine specimens of Mughal and Sikh door-ways and wood-work and has a large collection of paintings dating back to the Mughal, Sikh and British periods. It includes a collection of musical instruments, ancient jewellery, textiles, pottery, and armory. There are important relics from the Indus Valley civilisation, Ghandara and Graeco-Bactrian periods as well as well as some Tibetan and Nepalese work on display. The museum has a number of Greco-Buddhist sculptures, Mughal and Pahari paintings on display.The Fasting Buddha from the Ghandara period is one of the most famous objects of the museum.
The Museum displays archaeological material from pre-historic times to the Hindu Shahi period. It has one of the largest collections of archaeology, history, arts, fine arts, applied arts,ethnology, and craft objects in Pakistan.It also has an extensive collection of Hellenistic and Mughal coins. A photo gallery is dedicated to the emerging of Pakistan as a state.