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The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila is citadel of the city of Lahore.The Lahore Fort is one of the greatest fort built by the Mughals in South Asia. The Fort was originally built by Malik Ayaz, later it was altered by the famous architect who created the Taj Mahal, and finally it was rebuilt by the Great Akbar, lending itself to its own distinct character, history, and flavor.
The massive doors, and great walls of Lahore Fort, include the Diwan-e-Azam, a grand throne room with a marble pavilion, and a majestic court designed for public audiences. In addition Sheesh Mahal, the Naulakha, and Moti Masjid also located within the fort speak eloquently of days gone by, a time when architecture and design was created with unparalleled detail for the pleasure of great emperors, royalty, princes, and princesses. Intricate patterns of inlaid precious stones, carvings, mosaic tiles, and murals are displayed against backgrounds of rough tiles designed with such quality, that today, they are as beautiful as the day they were created and placed.
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The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (Urdu: 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.
Ijaz Butt, center, Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board addresses a news conference with captain Shahid Afridi, right, and PCB Chief Selector Mohsin Khan in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Butt announced Pakistani team squad for Asia Cup. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
Umer's workshop has been producing hooka pipes for over 30 years. His gradfather started the business before partition. Business is not going well, there has been a 75% decrease is sales. The new generation prefer cigarettes to hooka. There used to be thirty workshops here, now there are only three remaining. He says: "in the villages there was a tradtion, we would gather around a very large hooka pipe to discuss politics, agriculture and social issues. The hook pipe brings people together." "When people smoke cigarettes they are done in 2-3 minutes. When people smoke a hooka it lasts 24 hours, it's about taking time." "if you have a problem, get a hooka, people will come and help you solve your problems."
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The largest of Old Delhi's monuments in Lal Qila, known in English as the Red Fort. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as his personal seat of his new capital Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. This served as the capital of the Mughal Empire until the British seized control in 1857. Work began in 1638 and was completed ten years later. The palace gets it's named after the red sandstone brick it is constructed from and was modelled on the fort at Agra.
The fort has been designed in typical Mughal style and contains all the trappings you'd expect from a Mughal Palace including: Halls for Public and Private Audiences, domed and arched marble palaces, plush private apartments, a mosque, and elaborately designed gardens. The fort's ramparts are over 2km in circumference and are only interupted twice by the western Lahore Gate and the southern Delhi Gate. Lal Qila is situated by the Yamuna River to the east which supplied the fort's moat, and the "stream of paradise" which ran through every pavillion.
On the streets of Lahore, Pakistan. This cars engine didnt work, and the guy in the rickshaw is pushing it with his foot.
These rickshaws have lawnmower engines in (12hp).
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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 in Iqbal Park which is one of the largest urban parks in Pakistan. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.
Night view of Badshahi Mosque
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. 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, Pakistan
Heart of Pakistan”, Lahore that is located in the Northeast of Pakistan along the banks of Ravi River. Lahore is the second most biggest city in Pakistan and has rich history over the millennium while also the cultural center of Pakistan.
There are many places that keep the tourists busy as the historical places.
The cheap flights to Lahore gives you the long simmering opportunity to visit this site. The political upheavals put the country into trouble for some time and driving the increasing numbers of the young and educated away to set up their lives abroad. The situation is little bit unsatisfactory but not to lose the opportunity of grabbing the beauty of Lahore.