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The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila(Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ) is citadel of the city ofLahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20hectares.
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.[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.
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I kept running into him all over town. I think he regarded me as bad luck, I did give him shyte, a bit, lolool
A set of somewhat arbitrary pictures from around parts of Lahore (mostly from the section called "Defence").
Afif's forefathers made swords for the aristocracy of the Mughal court. After the decline of the Mughals, they stopped making swords and started making scissors and knives, the steel comes from Karachi. They moved from Amritsar (present day India) to Lahore in 1947 during partition. His main clients today are tailors and cobblers. "I am worried about the impact of cheaper chinese goods on our business."
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
Lahore, being the richest cultural city in Pakistan celebrates a number of festivals throughout the year. It is most popular for the festival of Basant or Jashn-e-Baharaan (Kite Festival), used to be held in February each year. This festival was celebrated with kite flying competitions all over the city especially in the inner city or the walled city area. Some of the kite-flying competitions get extremely competitive and dangerous, therefore it was banned by government since 2007. Here is how the sky used to be filled with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes flown from rooftops.