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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.
Lahore Museum - Lahore Museum was established in 1894 in Lahore, Pakistan, and is one of the major museums of South Asia. Lahore Museum is also known as Central Museum, and is located on The Mall. Rudyard Kipling's father, John Lockwood Kipling, was one of the curators of the museum.
The museum is set in a Mughal-Gothic styled building, reflecting on the architectural heritage and modern history o...f Lahore. The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram, one of the leading architects of that time.
The Museum contains some fine specimens of Mughal and Sikh door-ways and wood-work and contains a large collection of paintings dating back to the Mughal, Sikh and British eras. The Museum has a collection of musical instruments, ancient jewellery, textiles, pottery, and armory. There are relics from the Graeco-Bactrian times as well as well as some Tibetan and Nepalese work. The museum has a number of objects of Greco-Buddhist sculptures, Mughal and Pahari paintings on display. The Fasting Buddha is one of the unique collections of the museum — in 2004 Nobuaki Tanaka, the Japanese ambassador, agreed to provide technical know how as the Buddha is popular with Japanese tourists
The North-West area of the Fort is certainly the most spectacular corner. Its outer wall is covered in glazed tiles of a rare variety and unsurpassed brilliance of color. Begun by Jahangir in the last years of his reign, the work was completed in 1631A.D. by Shah Jahan. Geometric designs, animals and people all feature in the wall. The latter of special interest for the light they thrown on the sports and amusement of the Mughal emperors, polo, wrestling, hunting, elephant and bull fights, gladiatorial combat and music. The general design is clearly inspired by a style of court painting that reached its zenith under Jahangir and Shah Jahan. With their limited palate that renders the color schemes somewhat unrealistic, these miniature genre scenes posses a unique savor.
All the arches of the Badshahi Mosque and the main door of the Lahore Fort are constructed in perfect symmetry. An impressive feet for the engineers of the Mughul times
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Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort (east side), Badshahi Mosque (west side), the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (north side) and the Roshnai Gate (south side). In the center stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Ranjit Singh.
The Hazuri Bagh is a small enclosure between the Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort and eastern gate of the Badshahi Mosque. This garden was built by Maharajah Ranjit Singh in 1813 to celebrate the capture of the famous Koh-i-Noor Diamond from Shah Shujah of Afghanistan. The Serai Alamgiri formerly stood here.
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 (1556–1605), who was a Secular Emperor of Hindustan (India) and was regularly upgraded by subsequent rulers, having thirteen gates in all.[1] However, it is said to be built first in 800B.C. Thus the fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture.[2] 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).
The Punjab Assembly Building, built on the Shahrah-e-Quaid-Azam, (The Mall) is a marvelleous piece of Roman architecture and is one of the historical and prestigious buildings of the country. The building and the beautiful lawns appertaining thereto are spread over an area of 16 acres. Assembly building has two floors. The first floor consists of a hall. The Assembly Hall, which is the Pivotal and the most important part of the building, presents a rare admixture of grandeur and beauty. It was originally constructed for small number of members, however it has capacity to accommodate 271 members. The hall is fitted with the latest Public Address/ conference and CCTV system. There are galleries for the Press, Radio, and T.V and visitors for witnessing the proceedings of the Assembly, with a total capacity of 200 seats. Besides that first floor consists of Speaker's Chamber, C.M's Chamber, Deputy Speaker's Office, Cabinet Room, Minister's Offices, two committee rooms and Assembly Secretariat offices.
There is wide reception Area, Cafeteria, Library, Prayer room, Dispensary, Leader of the Opposition office, One Committee room, Bank and Offices of Assembly Secretariat on ground floor.
its the story of old Lahor,,,,,,,,,,,,,
People gather daily beside the main gate of Lahore Fort at evening and tell the stories and folk lores from history. Men from the sburbs, mostly jobless, ambit that place and narrate folk ballads to earn some money and praise from the listeners. Its a hundred years tradition of Lahore when after a daylong jobs men gathered at such places and gardens to enjoy the only entertainment of their daily life. Althoug these customs are going throug atrophy but such few gatherings still occur in old city of Lahore.
Pakistani youths fly kites to mark the Basant or Spring festival in Lahore February 25, 2007. Mohsin Hassan
Lahore Zoo is home to a pair and two cubs of Asian Black Bears. They live in the Bear Pit; located in the Tiger House. In Pakistan, they are habituated in the foothills of Himalayas region and are listed as endangered species with an estimate of only 1000 Asian Black Bears left (in Pakistan).
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 Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
18 February 2020
Lahore, Pakistan
Photo # 838883