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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. 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. Thus 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).
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Sohni Darti Allah Rakhe Kadam Kadam Abaad Tuje,Aameen.Early Morning visit to Tehaiat Village near to my home,Thks Emad for joining and valuable Tips.
Een slapende zwerver in een van de moskeeën van Lahore.
A sleeping person in one of the mosks from Lahore.
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 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: 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).
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
Punjab/Pakistan (the Badshahi Mosque is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Capable of accommodating 10,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986. To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Mosque are 4.2 m taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 25,899.9 m2 courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque, which is the largest mosque courtyard in the world...)
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On Saturday I went to Lahore for some fotos all of you. I have captured foto of Shahi Fort, Very beautiful place and wonderful History
Building still strong and Beautiful.
he origins of Lahore Fort are obscure and are traditionally based on various myths.[4] However, during the excavation carried out in 1959 by the Department of Archaeology, in front of Diwan-e-Aam, a gold coin of Mahmood of Ghazni dated AH 416 (1025 AD) was found at a depth of 7.62 metres from the level of the lawns. Cultural layers continued to a further depth of 5 metres, giving strong indications that people had lived here long before the conquest of Lahore by Mahmood in 1021 AD.[5] Further mention of the fort is traceable to Shahab-Ud-Din Muhammad Ghuri's successive invasions of Lahore from 1180 to 1186 AD.
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Lahore Fort was adopted by UNESCO as World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1972.
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.
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The Lahore Express arrives into Melbourne on a perfect spring afternoon, seen here in the entrance to the Yarra River at Newport.
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.
Pakistani youths fly kites to mark the Basant or Spring festival in Lahore February 25, 2007. Mohsin Hassan
Desi Kushti Akhara - Wrestling Pit in Lahore.
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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.